NY Times sports biz reporter moving to investigative beat

Kevin Draper, a sports business reporter at The New York Times, is moving to become an investigative sports reporter at the paper. He has been at The Times since May 2017, covering the leagues, federations, owners, unions, stadiums and media companies behind the games. Prior to joining The Times, he was an editor at Deadspin, reporting […]

NY Times names Cohen its global economics correspondent

The New York Times has named Patricia Cohen its global economics correspondent. She will be based in London. Cohen currently covers the U.S. economy for The Times and is the author of “In Our Prime: The Fascinating History and Promising Future of Middle Age.” Cohen joined The Times in 1997 as ideas editor to create the Arts […]

Hounshell joins NY Times “On Politics” team

Blake Hounshell is joining the New York Times to help re-engineer and build a new team for “On Politics,” one of the biggest and best newsletters of its kind. He starts October 25. Currently, Hounshell is managing editor, Washington and Politics, at Politico. Previously, he served as editorial director for digital and editor-in-chief for Politico […]

Garcia-Navarro joins NY Times as podcast host

The New York Times Opinion has hired award-winning journalist Lourdes Garcia-Navarro as a podcast host, anchoring a new podcast that will explore the personal side of opinion. She comes from NPR, where she was host of “Weekend Edition.” Before that, she was an international correspondent at the network. She has also worked at the Associated […]

Washington Post and FT both win three Loeb Awards

The Washington Post and the Financial Times both won three Gerald Loeb Awards, considered the highest awards in business journalism,  announced Thursday at a dinner in New York. Greg Jaffe of the Washington Post won the feature writing category for “The Recession’s Reach in Florida.” The Post and The Wall Street Journal tied in the beat […]

Wang departs Rolling Stone for NY Times Mag

The New York Times has appointed Amy X. Wang as assistant managing editor for New York Times Magazine. Wang joins from Rolling Stone, where she recently served as senior editor. She has also led Rolling Stone’s coverage of the music business. Previously, she served as music business reporter. Prior to joining Rolling Stone, Wang was […]

NY Times hires DiTrolio as A2-A3 editor

The New York Times has tapped Megan DiTrolio as the lead editor of the A2-A3 team. She begins October 11. DiTrolio joins from Marie Claire, where she spent over 4 years, most recently as the senior editor of features and special projects. Her work has also appeared in Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Runner’s World, Baltimore magazine, […]

A promotion for NY Times’ Manchester

The following excerpt announcement was sent out by The New York Times: The Times has serious ambitions for live coverage. We want to be a global leader by moving fast while delivering depth and insight. As part of these efforts, we’re promoting Sam Manchester to be the Live editor for visuals. He will lead us […]

Quartz taps Donner as executive editor for “Quartz at Work”

Francesca Donner is joining Quartz as an executive editor for “Quartz at Work,” overseeing the company’s coverage of the transformation of the modern workplace and the future of work. She will also manage the “Quartz at Work” team and lead the development of new products and services. Recently, Donner was at The New York Times, […]

New York Times taps Goldman as international weekend editor

The New York Times has promoted Russell Goldman to the post of international weekend editor. Goldman has been with The Times for over 7 years, serving as a staff editor, senior staff editor on the international desk, and most recently as senior story editor. Before joining The Times, he was at ABC News, where he […]