NY Times names Mitchell its international news director
New York Times international editor Phil Pan sent out the following to the staff: For the past six years, through political upheaval and war, the pandemic and economic havoc, Alison Mitchell has helped guide the news report through a time of dizzying change for the world and for journalism itself. Now she will be bringing her vast […]
NY Times promotes Powell to Home Team senior staff editor
The following was sent out from The New York Times’ Home Team deputy editor Desiree Shoe: I’m delighted to announce that Dan Powell has been promoted to senior staff editor on the Home Team. Dan has been a stalwart on the team since he joined, and has continually impressed with his superb news judgment, meticulous […]
NY Times appoints Zinoman critic at large
Jason Zinoman, who has written the On Comedy column for The New York Times since 2011, has been appointed critic at large. Previously, Zinoman wrote for Slate and Vanity Fair. He served as a theater editor and Broadway critic for Time Out New York and contributed to The Times’s On Stage and Off column. Formerly, […]
Ray moves to NY Times National desk as a night editor
The New York Times has tapped Esha Ray to serve as a night editor on the National desk. Recently, Ray worked on the Flex desk. Ray joined the Times in 2021 as a floating editor on the Flex desk, where she edited stories for style and grammar and worked on the cornavirus briefing. Prior to […]
NY Times appoints Schmidt social visuals editor
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times’ deputy managing editor Steve Duenes and newsroom audience director Anna Dubenko: After a terrific run as director of features and design in Video, we’re delighted to announce that Mike Schmidt will take on a new role as social visuals editor. Mike will lead a team […]
NY Times appoints Pan as international editor
The New York Times has tapped Philip Pan to serve as international editor. Since 2019, Pan was the Times’ weekend editor and associate managing editor. He was also the first Asia editor, based in Hong Kong. Pan was previously at The Washington Post, which he joined in 1995. There he served as a metro staff […]
Bailey moves to the NY Times’ Culture desk as an editor
Jason Bailey, a night editor on The New York Times’ National desk, has moved to the Times’ Culture desk as an editor. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “He comes with rave reviews from several of our reporters. Matt Stevens, who worked with Jason on the Express desk, called him “the type of editor you […]
NY Times Opinion hires Agawu, promotes Loftus
The following excerpt was sent out by The New York Times Opinion: Louise Loftus is being promoted and will be working on commissioning and editing guest essays in addition to her work with the audience team. Louise has worked as a member of the international team in Times Opinion for just over a decade — from […]
NY Times promotes four on the newsroom audience team
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times‘ newsroom audience director Anna Dubenko: I am thrilled to announce four exciting promotions on our team: Vindu Goel as the director of Community Engagement; Maggie Adams as the deputy Search editor; April Zhong as a senior Search analyst; and Kari Haskell as a senior news assistant. In his new role, Vindu will […]
Hwang joins NYT Opinion as biz, economics and tech editor
Suein Hwang has joined The New York Times Opinion as a business, economics and technology editor for guest essays. Recently, Hwang served as interim managing editor at Charter, a media-and-services company dedicated to the future of work. Previously, she was at The Wall Street Journal, which she joined in 1990 as a tobacco reporter. There, […]
