NY Times opens TikTok account for news

The following was sent out from The New York Times: This week, The New York Times launched an official news account on TikTok, joining NYT Cooking, Wirecutter and the Hard Fork Podcast, which have already established a presence on the platform. The new channel will share some of our best journalism through short news updates, culture takes, lifestyle segments and […]

NY Times taps Cochrane to cover the South, names Robertson Mid-Atlantic bureau chief

The following was sent out from The New York Times’ National editor Jia Lynn Yang, deputy National editor Monica Davey and assistant National editor Abby Goodnough: As we continue to extend our coverage of the country, we have two exciting announcements. First, we are thrilled to share that Emily Cochrane will join Rick Rojas in […]

NY Times hires Genster as staff editor in Seoul

Brolley Genster has joined The New York Times Home team as a staff editor, based in Seoul. Recently, he was an editor and reporter at the English-language newspaper The Korea Herald in Seoul, Korea. Before that, Genster was a copy editor and culture editor at Korea JoongAng Daily, an English-language daily published in partnership with […]

NY Times taps Michel to serve as culture editor

The New York Times has appointed Sia Michel to the post of culture editor. Since Gilbert Cruz’s departure for Books in August, she has served as interim culture editor. Michel joined the Times in 2007 as a pop music editor. Later, she held the posts of editor of Arts & Leisure and deputy culture editor. She […]

VanSickle to join NY Times as Supreme Court reporter

Abbie VanSickle, a reporter at The Marshall Project has left to join The New York Times as a Supreme Court reporter. In her new role, she will work “alongside Adam Liptak, our chief Supreme Court correspondent, to cover the world of the court, including its role in politics and the lives of the justices,” as […]

Poyant named executive producer at NY Times

The following was sent out from The New York Times‘ director of audio Paula Szuchman: I’m thrilled to announce that Jen Poyant is joining the Audio team as an executive producer of newsroom shows. Her portfolio will include our new tech show, “Hard Fork,” and the stalwart “Modern Love.” We searched far and wide for […]

Díaz joins NY Times as social editor

After more than two years as a social editor for The New York Times for Kids, Alexa Díaz will join the New York Times newsroom as a social editor, based in Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Times in 2020, Díaz was at the Los Angeles Times, where she started as an intern and later joined […]

NY Times appoints Carter Europe editor

Adrienne Carter, Asia editor at The New York Times since August 2019, has taken over the role of Europe editor. “There is no one better suited to lead our London newsroom than Adrienne Carter, who does everything with smarts and passion,” said Michael Slackman, assistant managing editor. “She is a superb journalist, a visionary, a […]

Mosbrucker joins NY Times as a photo editor

The New York Times has hired Jennifer Mosbrucker as a photo editor on the National desk. She will be based in the Chicago bureau. Previously, Mosbrucker worked as a staff photographer at the Columbia Missourian and the Columbus Commercial Dispatch. After her graduation from the University of Missouri, she spent a year reporting on rural health care […]

Mozur named global tech correspondent at NY Times

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and technology editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following: After eight years covering the business and politics of technology in Asia, Paul Mozur will be stepping into a new role as global technology correspondent. Working with reporters across desks, Paul will cover the ways technology impacts the most […]