Coal company files defamation suit against NY Times
One of the largest coal companies in the U.S. filed a lawsuit against The New York Times claiming the paper falsely stated the energy producer lied about the causes of a mine disaster. Chris White of The Daily Caller writes, “Murray Energy filed a lawsuit April 5 alleging NYT’s editorial board falsely claimed company CEO Bob […]
NY Times hires Metz to cover emerging tech
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Friday afternoon: He reads technical papers for fun — and understands them. He knows what Google’s TensorFlow is. He has taken an artificial intelligence class with Facebookers. And he can readily explain the difference between machine learning and deep learning and where neural networks […]
NY Times hires Draper as sports business reporter
Deadspin’s Kevin Draper has been hired by The New York Times as a sports business reporter, reports Andrew Bucholtz of AwfulAnnouncing.com. Bucholtz writes, “Hiring Draper is an interesting move for the NYT, and one that could make a lot of sense. Draper’s reporting at Deadspin has earned plenty of praise, especially for his sports media scoops, and the Times […]
How NY Times biz reporter Steel got sources to trust her
Kaitlin Menza of Marie Claire profiles New York Times journalist Emily Steel, the media business reporter whose recent stories led to the departure of Bill O’Reilly from Fox News. Menza writes, “In her more defeated moments, Steel found inspiration—in an instance of life imitating art imitating life—in the movie Spotlight. ‘I would listen to what […]
NY Times biz reporter Steel discusses O’Reilly coverage
Emily Steel, the New York Times media reporter who broke the story about confidential settlements related to sexual harassment claims against Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly, discussed her coverage on CNN’s “Reliable Sources.” Here is an excerpt: STEEL: Yes. It was — in the summer, we had started to look into what happened with the Andrea Mackris […]
O’Reilly taken down by NY Times biz reporter whom he threatened in 2015
The New York Times business reporter who wrote the stories that led to the departure of Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly was threatened by him in 2015, reports Eric Lutz of Mic. Lutz writes, “Emily Steel — whose reporting in the New York Times brought down Bill O’Reilly — was threatened by the now-former Fox News host […]
Pollock named business editor of New York Times
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet, managing editor Joseph Kahn, and deputy managing editor Rebecca Blumenstein sent out the following announcement to the staff on Tuesday: Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce that Ellen Pollock, the former editor in chief of Bloomberg Businessweek, will become the next editor of Business Day. Ellen has a […]
Stephens, WSJ deputy editorial page editor, to join NY Times
James Bennet, the editorial page editor of The New York Times, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: All, I’m thrilled to tell you that a new colleague is joining the greatest roster of columnists in the world. Bret Stephens will be coming to The Times later this spring from the Wall Street Journal, where […]
NY Times biz editor Murphy promoted to associate editor
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet, Times managing editor Joseph Kahn, and Times deputy managing editor Matt Purdy sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: To the Staff, Over the last several years, BizDay has become an assembly line of groundbreaking enterprise journalism, from the riches of the Chinese princelings and the machinations of […]
WSJ video journalist Scheffler joins NY Times
Nancy Gauss, executive director of video at The New York Times, sent out the following announcement: Mark Scheffler joins the video team as the Director for Core News. He will oversee the existing news team and will expand our short-form coverage to include more culture, science and tech coverage. He has experience with setting an […]
