WSJ hires Audi as economics editor

Tammy Audi

Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following: Dear all, I’m delighted to announce that after a two-year stint as enterprise editor for the New York Times National desk, Tammy Audi is rejoining the Journal as Economics Editor in New York. Most of the newsroom knows Tammy from her four years as deputy […]

Gonzalez, formerly with WSJ, joins NY Times

New York Times political editor David Halbfinger sent out the following on Monday: I’m delighted to announce that Miguel Gonzalez, a gifted and experienced editor who spent 25 years at The Wall Street Journal, most recently overseeing its Politics and Policy newsletter, is joining The Times as day editor for the Politics desk. Miguel is a natural […]

How the NYT’s Lieber explains personal finance

Sarah Bahr of the New York Times interviewed Ron Lieber, its personal finance columnist, about his work. Here is an excerpt: What makes for a good column? When I think about personal finance, there’s a kind of a Venn diagram of possible topics: things that are really expensive; processes that are really complicated; and decisions […]

NY Times hires Grind as tech investigations reporter

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Tuesday: We’re delighted to welcome Kirsten Grind to The New York Times. She starts later this month as a tech investigations reporter in San Francisco. Kirsten joins from The Wall Street Journal, where she was an enterprise reporter. In her 12 years at The Journal, […]

NY Times seeks a tax policy correspondent in DC

The Washington bureau of the New York Times is looking for a tax policy correspondent who can dominate the tax beat by covering developments both in the United States and abroad. This reporter would need to demonstrate a deep understanding of taxes and have a capacity to clearly explain how taxes work, the different ways […]

Retail reporter Holman: What shoppers think is the story

New York Times retail reporter Jordyn Holman was interviewed by the paper’s Josh Ocampo about covering the beat. Here is an excerpt: Many of your recent articles explored the challenges big retailers, like Macy’s, are facing. How do you explain their troubles? The way that consumers are shopping is changing more quickly than these large behemoths can change, or […]

NY Times seeks business reporter in Tokyo

The New York Times is looking for an experienced journalist to work in our Tokyo bureau to cover business and economics from Japan. It is an expansive role focused first on Japan – its economy, companies, markets and place in global business. But the mandate spans the region: Identify and bring to life stories about […]

Guardian tech reporter Farah joining NY Times opinion desk

Liriel Higa, director of audience for the New York Times opinion section, sent out the following on Friday: I am excited to share that Hibaq Farah is joining Times Opinion as an editor on the audience team. She joins us from The Guardian where she was most recently a technology reporter. Hibaq’s journey into journalism began […]

NY Times reporter Craig, Pulitzer winner, receives Order of Canada

New York Times reporter Susanne Craig, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on Donald Trump’s finances, has received the Order of Canada, one of rhe nation’s highest honors. Brian MacLeod of The Windsor Star reports, “‘I can’t believe it,’ she said of her Order of Canada appointment. ‘I’m still kind of shocked about it.’ […]

Clary swaps Union-Tribune for NY Times

David Clary, quality editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune, is set to depart after more than two decades. Clary had joined the Union-Tribune in 2002 as A1 editor. He then took on the post of news editor. In his new role, he will join The New York Times’ print news hub as a senior staff […]