NY Times biz investigations editor signs deal for book on law firms
New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich has signed a deal to write a book about powerful law firms. The book, currently untitled, will include a narrative arc about Jones Day and lawyers for Donald Trump. It will be published by William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins. “The book is likely to come out in […]
NY Times hires WSJ’s Morgan
Nailah Morgan has been hired by the New York Times as a weekend live news producer. She will be working on news clips, livestreams and breaking news packages, as well as helping the Times align closer with the newsroom on live news strategy. Morgan comes from The Wall Street Journal, where she worked as a […]
Playford joins NY Times as projects editor on The Upshot
Adam Playford has joined The New York Times as an editor based with The Upshot. He will play a key role in projects throughout the newsroom. Playford joins from The Tampa Bay Times where he had worked for more than 5 years, joining as director of data and enterprise. He then became deputy investigations editor, […]
NY Times taps Kingsbury as Opinion editor
The following announcement was sent out from The New York Times chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger: Colleagues, I’m excited to announce that Kathleen Kingsbury, who has superbly led the Opinion team these last few months will officially take on the role of Opinion Editor. For those who have worked alongside Kathleen, this announcement will come […]
Bromwich joins NY Times Metro
Jonah Bromwich has moved from the Styles to the Metro beat at The New York Times. Bromwich joined the Times in 2012 as a writer, page designer and news assistant. He later held the post of editor, NYT Now Columnist App City. He was also a breaking news reporter and N.B.A. Week Ahead columnist. Additionally, […]
NY Times honored with 2020 Philip Meyer Journalism Award
The New York Times won the 2020 Philip Meyer Journalism Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors for efforts tracking the pandemic in the United States. The award honors the year’s best work using social research and data journalism methods. The first-place award also honors the Times’s project to track U.S. virus cases since the beginning […]
Ember returns to NY Times biz desk to cover economics
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I’m delighted to announce that Sydney Ember is returning to Business from her several-year stint on Politics. She will join the economics team under Kevin McKenna. Sydney joined The Times in 2014, after graduating from Brown and doing a short turn on Wall […]
NY Times econ reporter Casselman: Half of my 2020 sources were women
Half of the sources used by New York Times economics reporter Ben Casselman were women in 2020, he posted on Twitter. That’s up from 42 percent in 2019. About 20 percent of his sources were people of color, including about 17 percent of experts and 27 percent of “regular people” anecdotes. “So overall, my source list was […]
NY Times Opinion hires Mahanta as vertical editor for business, economics and tech
New York Times acting editorial page editor Kathleen Kingsbury sent out the following announcement on Monday: Siddhartha Mahanta joins Opinion as vertical editor for business, economics and technology. Most recently, Sid was managing editor of Rest of World, a digital magazine that covers tech, business and culture. Sid began his career as an editor at […]
Bender, former NY Times biz journalist, dies at 95
Marylin Bender, a former New York Times business reporter recruited to the section from fashion who later became Sunday business editor, died on Oct. 19 at the age of 95, reports Katharine Seelye of The Times. Seelye writes, “She was then recruited by The Times’s business news section, where the editors thought her ability to write […]
