NY Times hits 10m subscription mark, acquires The Athletic
The New York Times has hit the milestone of reaching 10 million subscribers ahead of schedule, aided by its acquisition of the sports news website The Athletic. Prior to acquiring The Athletic, The Times added 375,000 digital subscriptions in the last three months of 2021 and by the last week of December, the company had […]
NY Times adds to Afghan bureau
The New York Times has appointed Thomas Gibbons-Neff Kabul bureau chief and Christina Goldbaum a correspondent in Afghanistan. Both will work closely with David Zucchino, a correspondent who will continue to rotate through Kabul with extended visits. Gibbons-Neff joined The Times in 2017 in the Washington bureau, covering the Pentagon. He headed to Kabul in 2020. Previously, […]
Lorenz to join Washington Post as tech columnist
Taylor Lorenz will be joining The Washington Post as a tech columnist, based in Los Angeles. However, she will be making frequent trips to the Post´s Washington D.C. newsroom. She begins Mar. 7. Currently, she is a technology reporter at The New York Times, where she writes about internet culture and the business of online […]
NY Times names two new deputy metro editors
The New York Times has promoted Nestor Ramos and Judy Tong to the post of deputy metro editors. In his new role, Ramos will help oversee the desk and will direct long-form narrative writers among other tasks, while Tong will work closely with the team in managing the desk and taking care of a broader […]
NY Times announces changes on culture desk
Rebecca Thomas will be joining as a senior staff editor. She joined The Times in 2020 as an editor on the flex desk, working across various departments, including food, politics, business, Washington, sports and many a live briefing. She has also worked at MTV News, where she held various roles, including deputy managing editor. […]
Zittel takes on expanded role at NY Times
The New York Times has appointed Brian Zittel managing editor for both Op-Ed and newsletters. He previously launched Opinion’s newsletter portfolio and serves as editor of the Opinion pages. Zittel has been with The Times for over 8 years. Zittel will focus on coordinating The Times’ daily line-up of guest essays and newsletters to ensure […]
New York Times hires Mobley as Op-Ed editor
The New York Times has tapped Vanessa Mobley as Op-Ed editor, overseeing editors responsible for guest essays and contributing writers on politics, culture, international affairs, business, health, climate and much more. She begins on Feb. 7. Recently, Mobley was VP and executive editor at Little, Brown and Co., where she published various acclaimed books. Previously, […]
NY Times makes promotions in Audio
The New York Times has tapped Larissa Anderson as deputy director of audio. Anderson is an accomplished editor who will help in the daily running of the department and help plan future NYT Audio programming. She will also continue to support The Daily in training, recruiting, standards, staffing and long-term growth. She has previously also […]
New York Times adds to Opinion team
The following excerpt announcement was sent out from The New York Times Opinion: Jyoti Thottam will become our new editorials editor beginning in early February, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the board and the journalism it produces. Jyoti is a deeply penetrating thinker and farsighted leader who has steered our mighty Op-Ed team for nearly two years, […]
NY Times media reporter Tracy moving to culture desk
New York Times media reporter Marc Tracy is moving to the culture desk, according to a Thursday announcement. He will cover a new, cross-disciplinary beat examining how creators, artists and thought leaders are negotiating rapidly evolving norms. Tracy has been on the business news desk since the summer of 2019 covering he media beat, a coverage zone […]
