NY Times and “Frontline” win Emmy for Boeing coverage
The New York Times and “Frontline” won the News & Documentary Emmy for outstanding business, consumer or economic coverage for “Boeing’s Fatal Flaw.” The other finalists in the category were: 60 Minutes CBS for “A New Model”; ABC News Originals for Hulu for “GameStopped”; Bloomberg Quicktake Bloomberg News for “The Paycheck: The Systemic Overtaxing of […]
Ovide, writer of NY Times’ “On Tech” newsletter, is leaving
Shira Ovide, who has been writing the “On Tech” newsletter for the New York Times since early 2020, is leaving the organization for a new opportunity. She previously worked at Bloomberg Opinion, where she had been a tech columnist since 2015. There she wrote three to five data-driven columns a week. Before Bloomberg, Ovide was […]
NY Times Opinion seeks a business and tech editor
New York Times Opinion is looking for a seasoned editor to lead our coverage of business, economics and technology. This editor needs to be creative and versatile, able to work with the world’s leading economists and business people, as well as with small-business owners, social scientists and workers of all kinds to dig into the […]
WSJ hires Wertheim from NY Times for styles desk
The Wall Street Journal has hired Bonnie Wertheim to be deputy editor in its new styles news desk. She will start next week. Wertheim has been at The New York Times for the past eight years, most recently as a senior staff editor for news stories and features on technology and internet culture. She also worked as […]
Bloomberg Opinion hires Porter to be a columnist
Bloomberg Opinion has hired New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter to be a columnist. He has been an economics reporter for the Times for the past four years. He previously wrote the “Economic Scene” column for the New York Times for six years. He was a member of The Times’ editorial board, where he wrote about business, […]
NY Times biz news desk taps Hsu to cover misinformation
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and technology editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following on Tuesday: When we went looking to add to our team covering misinformation, we wanted someone with big ideas, a penchant for digging and toughness. As it turned out, we didn’t need to look far. We’re happy to report that Tiffany Hsu has […]
How a NY Times reporter turned an angry reader into a story
Sarah Bahr of the New York Times interviewed Conor Dougherty, an economics reporter for The Times who focuses on the West Coast, about how he developed a story from a woman who wrote him a letter disagreeing about his coverage. Here is an excerpt: Did you know who she was? I recognized her name as […]
Swisher leaving NY Times and returning to Vox
Kara Swisher, the prominent tech reporter, commentator and Recode co-founder, is leaving her role as columnist and podcaster at the New York Times to return to Vox Media, reports Ashley Carman of Bloomberg News. Carman reports, “Swisher will host a new interview show at the Vox Media Podcast Network that will serve as a companion to ‘Pivot,’ […]
How a NY Times reporter is covering Musk’s deal for Twitter
Lauren Hirsch of the New York Times was interviewed by Emmett Lindner about her coverage of Elon Musk’s $43 billion offer to acquire social media company Twitter. Here is an excerpt: How did you begin covering Twitter and Elon Musk? I write for DealBook, so I cover anything having to do with deals. I fell into […]
NY Times hires DePillis as an economics reporter
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Monday: We’re excited to announce that Lydia DePillis will be joining the Business desk as an economics reporter. Lydia brings a blend of economics acumen, writing flair and energy that make her a valued addition to the team. Since August 2019, she has […]
