NY Times hires Quartz’s Pyne for video team
Solana Pyne has been hired by the New York Times to be a senior member of its leadership team in video. Pyne will lead teams of producers and journalists on coverage across news and enterprise with a focus on original reporting, collaborating with desks across the newsroom, and executing large-scale video projects and interactive work. […]
NY Times biz columnist Stewart on his Epstein meeting
New York Times business columnist James Stewart spoke with Columbia Journalism Review editor and publisher Kyle Pope about his 2018 on-background interview with convicted sex offender and money manager Jeffrey Epstein. Stewart said he reached out to Epstein because he had heard he was working with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to attract new board members […]
Aisha Harris named op-ed culture editor at the New York Times
Aisha Harris has been named culture editor of the op-ed section at the New York Times. Harris came to The Times after six years at Slate magazine, where she was a culture writer and editor. She also hosted a podcast, “Represent,” on which she discussed inclusivity in film and television. At The Times, she has […]
Tech reporter Lorenz joining NY Times’ Culture of Tech team
Choire Sicha of the New York Times sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Taylor Lorenz beat the Styles desk on three stories in one month. We had some options about how to handle that. The easiest and most humane solution was … we hired her. Take it from our friend Kevin Roose, who says: […]
New York Times deputy editor demoted over controversial tweets
Jonathan Weisman, the deputy Washington editor for The New York Times (NYT), has been demoted after a pair of incidents in which he ignited controversy on Twitter (TWTR), the newspaper said Tuesday. “Jonathan Weisman met with [Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet] today and apologized for his recent serious lapses in judgment. As a consequence of his actions, he has […]
New York Times shares drop
Reuters is reporting that the New York Times Co. missed Wall Street estimates for revenue on Wednesday and signaled weakness in digital advertising for the rest of the year, sending its shares down 15 percent. “We expect the second half of 2019 to be somewhat more challenging for digital advertising than the first half, with […]
NY Times hires McCabe to cover tech policy
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and technology editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following announcement on Monday: We’re delighted to welcome David McCabe to The New York Times as a tech policy reporter in Washington. In this role, David will join Cecilia Kang to cover an increasingly newsy beat: the activity in Washington […]
NY Times hires BuzzFeed’s Alba to cover tech
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and technology editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following announcement on Friday: We’re thrilled to announce that Davey Alba is joining The New York Times as a technology reporter covering disinformation and all of its tentacles. Davey most recently was at BuzzFeed News, where she reported and wrote about A.I. as part […]
Marc Tracy takes over media beat at NY Times
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement to the staff: Please welcome Marc Tracy to Business, where he has already started covering the news about the news. Before joining the media desk, Marc covered college sports for The Times for five years. During that time, his work was recognized by the Associated […]
Barstow leaves NY Times, headed To UC Berkeley
Reporter David Barstow has apparently left The New York Times after a fallout with the publication’s investigative team. Barstow has won a record four Pulitzer prizes during his career, and has worked with The Times since 1999. He will be leaving at the end of the month to lead the University of California Berkeley Graduate […]
