NY Times biz reporter Kitroeff to become Mexico correspondent
New York Times international editor Michael Slackman sent out the following announcement: Nine years ago, Anita Isaacs, a political science professor at Haverford College, invited her daughter and a reporter to join her on a trip to Guatemala to speak with survivors of the country’s genocide. Her daughter, Natalie Kitroeff, was a senior in college, […]
NY Times names Ingber editor for tech newsletter
The New York Times has named Hanna Ingber as the editor of its new technology newsletter. Ingber is the editorial director of the Reader Center. Since joining The Times in December 2012, Ingber has also worked as a senior editor on the international desk, on the news desk to develop the newsroom’s breaking news strategy […]
BuzzFeed’s Smith to become NY Times media columnist
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet and business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce that Ben Smith, a relentless innovator who helped change the shape of modern journalism, will become our media columnist. Ben not only understands the seismic changes remaking media, he […]
NY Times promotes Gauss to associate managing editor
The New York Times is elevating Nancy Donaldson Gauss to the role of associate managing editor. After leading the Times video desk, Gauss will now assume a broader strategic role in helping make visual journalism a bigger part of the company’s digital programming and storytelling. When overlooking the video desk, Gauss has made a number […]
NY Times hires Quartz’s Karaian as Dealbook editor
New York Times deputy managing editor Rebecca Blumenstein and Dealbook founder Andrew Ross Sorkin sent out the following announcement on Friday: We’re delighted to welcome Jason Karaian to The Times to help lead the next chapter of DealBook, which connects the dots of the day’s most important news for our growing audience of influential decision […]
NY Times Asia biz editor to be its deputy Asia editor
New York Times international editor Michael Slackman and business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: When we started searching for a new Asia business editor four years ago, several reporters were unanimous in their recommendation: Carlos Tejada. The choice was equally easy when we needed a new deputy Asia editor. Smart, […]
NY Times hires Bloomberg’s Ovide to start a tech newsletter
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and technology editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following announcement on Friday: We’re delighted to welcome Shira Ovide to The New York Times to help lead an exciting venture: a new technology newsletter. Shira joins us from Bloomberg Opinion, where she has been a tech columnist since 2015. There she wrote three […]
NY Times econ reporter: 42 percent of my sources in 2019 were women
New York Times economics reporter Ben Casselman kept track of his sources in 2019 and reports that 42 percent of them were women. Fifteen percent of his sources were minorities. Focusing specifically on people quoted as experts such as economists, political scientists, and industry Casselman reported that 44 percent were women and 11 percent were people of […]
Reporter, editor and author Meyer passes away
Karl E. Meyer, who served as foreign correspondent and editorial writer for The Washington Post and The New York Times, died on Sunday in Manhattan at the age of 91. The cause was prostate cancer. Meyer covered many topics including the revolution in Cuba, the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion and much more. As a […]
Quartz founding editor Delaney to join NY Times
James Bennet, the editorial page editor of the New York Times, sent out the following announcement on Monday: Kevin Delaney, the founding editor and co-C.E.O. of Quartz, is joining Opinion for six months to help lead the department’s next big project. Some of you already know him, but for those who don’t, he’s one of […]
