Layton departs the Washington Post for NY Times

The New York Times has hired Lyndsey Layton as its new deputy editor for policy on the climate desk. Layton joins from The Washington Post where she was most recently the deputy editor on the climate and environment team. In that position she oversaw the daily report, handled breaking news and led Climate Solutions, a […]

OAN Network broadcasts phone number of NY Times biz reporter

The One America News Network broadcast the phone number of New York Times reporter Rachel Abrams on Thursday, accusing her of harassing the network, reports Thomas Moore of The Hill. Moore reports, “‘One American news is yet again coming under attack by the hate-filled liberal left,’ the OAN anchor said in the clip, which was also posted […]

NY Times promotes Stevenson to post of Washington editor

The following announcement was sent out from The New York Times Washington bureau chief Elisabeth Bumiller: I’m very happy to tell you that Richard Stevenson, who goes by Dick, will be Washington editor, the No. 2 position in the bureau, effective today. He’s been a superb partner to me and a huge help to reporters […]

New beat for NY Times’ Wilson

The New York Times has tapped Caryn Wilson as weekend audience editor. Previously, she worked at the politics desk which she joined in 2019 as audience engagement editor. In her new role, Wilson will ensure that the best audience thinking extends into the weekend and will be overseeing Suzie Sainwood, the weekend social editor. Prior […]

NY Times appoints Lutz as graphics editor

Eleanor Lutz will be joining The New York Times as a full-time graphics editor at the end of her one-year fellowship in June. Lutz has also worked as a freelancer for 6 years, with clients including National Geographic, Scientific American, and the Gates Foundation. Her work has also been featured on The Washington Post, Wired, […]

Closson named metro reporter at NY Times

After a successful run as a Times fellow, The New York Times has named Troy Closson as a metro reporter. Previously, he has worked as a reporting fellow at the Texas Tribune and as a metro reporting intern at the Chicago Sun-Times. He was also a reporting intern at Block Club Chicago and has written […]

Browning hired full-time on NY Times tech coverage

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Friday: We’re thrilled to announce that Kellen Browning is joining The Times as a technology reporter. Since arriving in June as part of the 2020-21 New York Times Fellowship class, Kellen has tackled a wide variety of stories, including how TikTok teens disrupted a Trump rally; laptop shortages’ […]

NY Times appoints Matiash as senior editor of digital transition strategy

Chelsea Matiash, who joined The New York Times Newsroom and Development team in 2018 is now formally part of the leadership team after being promoted to senior editor of digital transition strategy. In this role, Matiash will continue to move work forward by leading a pod of editors with a focus on visuals, and she […]

NY Times taps Lerer as national political correspondent

The New York Times has promoted Lisa Lerer to the post of national political correspondent after a successful two-and-a-half-year run as lead writer and host of the On Politics newsletter. The newsletter grew under Lerer’s leadership with a strong open rate, since she joined The Times in 2018. While many competitors focused on morning newsletters, […]

NY Times promotes two on the Styles team

The New York Times has promoted Tracy Ma to the post of assistant editor on the Styles team. Previously, she held the post of visual editor. Ma is also an adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design – The New School. She has also worked at Google Creative Labs and was a creative director at […]