NY Times econ reporter Schwartz departs for Teneo

New York Times economics reporter Nelson Schwartz has left the newspaper to become a managing director at Teneo, which advises chief executive officers. Schwartz has covered economics since 2012. Before that, he wrote about Wall Street and banking for The Times, and also served as European economic correspondent in Paris from 2008 to 2010. He joined the […]

Deutsch, longtime NY Times biz reporter, dies

Claudia Deutsch, a former business reporter at the New York Times, has died at the age of 74 from cancer. Deutsch was a business reporter at the Times from 1984 until 2008. Preceding that, she had been the environmental editor and then management editor at Business Week. She earned the 1974 Jesse Neal Award for […]

NY Times seeks a media reporter

The New York Times is seeking a reporter to cover digital and print media. This is a breaking news, storytelling and enterprise beat that will require deep sourcing and an understanding of the intersection of media, politics and technology. The right person for this position will be comfortable covering big corporations, start-ups and individual creators […]

NY Times taps Ruthhart as writing coach and editor for newsroom fellowship

The New York Times has hired Bill Ruthhart as a writing coach and editor for its newsroom fellowship and early-career programs. He begins Jan. 24. Ruthhart joins from the Chicago Tribune, where he had worked for over 11 years, most recently as a political reporter. Other roles he has held at the Tribune include Watchdog […]

NY Times hires Bloomberg’s Robles to be Asia visual journalist

The New York Times has hired Pablo Robles to be a visual journalist in Soeul, South Korea. He will start next week. Robles has been working in the Bloomberg News Hong Kong office, where he was a creative force behind interactive graphics and maps on Brazil’s rainforests, the tourist ecosystem of Mount Everest and the revival of trains in Europe. He […]

New York Times to acquire Athletic in $550 million deal

The New York Times has reached an agreement to acquire The Athletic in an all-cash deal valued at $550 million. The acquisition deal of the online sports news outlet will bring The Times closer to its goal of having 10 million subscriptions by 2025, while also offering its audience more in-depth coverage of the more […]

New York Times names O’Neill deputy editor for nights

The New York Times has promoted Justin O’Neil to the post of deputy editor for nights. Recently, he was an assistant editor on the Home team. O’Neil has been with The Times for over 7 years, previously serving as a news assistant and staff editor. Prior to joining The Times, he was an associate editor, […]

New beat for NY Times’ Barbassa

The following excerpt note was sent out by The New York Times book review editor Pamela Paul: We are delighted to announce that Juliana Barbassa will be the new deputy for news and features on the Books desk. Juliana currently heads up coverage of Latin America for International, which she joined in 2018 after serving […]

NY Times taps Samulewski as news assistant for Opinion audio

The New York Times has promoted Kristina Samulewski to the post of news assistant for Opinion audio. In her new role, she will be supporting all of The Times’ shows, with a special focus on narrative. Samulewski joined the Times in 2019 as the executive assistant to editor-in-chief Hanya Yanagihara at T Magazine. Recently, she […]

Hennessey to join NY Times as deputy politics editor, enterprise

The New York Times has hired Kathleen Hennessey as deputy politics editor for enterprise. Her new role begins Jan. 10. Hennessey joins from The Associated Press, where she served as a White House reporter and editor, deputy Washington bureau chief and, most recently, as regional politics editor. After journalism school at Berkeley, Kathleen went on […]