Bilton leaving NYTimes tech beat for Styles
Nick Bilton, who writes the Bits technology blog for the New York Times, is leaving that gig to write for the paper’s Style section. A note from Styles editor Stuart Emmrich stated: I’m thrilled to announce a new arrival to the Styles staff: Nick Bilton. Nick has reinvented himself several times during his decade-long career […]
NYTimes biz reporter Schwartz wins Nash Award
New York Times editor Dean Baquet sent out the following announcement: I’m pleased to announce that Nelson D. Schwartz is this year’s recipient of the Nathaniel Nash Award for the excellence of his journalism. Nelson, an economics reporter for Business Day, has played a pivotal role in our coverage of business, finance and the economy over the past seven […]
NYTimes hires WSJ’s Alter to cover publishing
New York Times media editor Peter Lattman sent out the following staff hire announcement on Friday: I am pleased to announce that Alexandra Alter will join The New York Times as our publishing-industry reporter. Alexandra has covered books and publishing at The Wall Street Journal for the past five years, focusing on features and analytical […]
NYTimes department head meeting regarding Abramson was off the record
Peter Lattman, the media editor at the New York Times, spoke with Times Insider about how the paper covered the firing of executive editor Jill Abramson earlier this year. Here is an excerpt: Q. What was it like that day, that week? A. I’d love to tell you that the media desk was all over […]
Sanger-Katz joining NYT’s Upshot
David Leonhardt, the editor of the New York Times’ new site The Upshot, sent out the following staff hire announcement: Margot Sanger-Katz is one of the country’s sharpest health care writers. At National Journal, she’s been ahead of the curve in reporting on both Obamacare’s problems and its successes. Says the political writer Ron Brownstein: […]
NYT taps Knight-Bagehot fellow to report on autos
Aaron Kessler, who has been on a Knight-Bagehot fellowship at Columbia University, will begin writing for The New York Times next month from Washington, D.C., on the auto industry and its regulation. Kessler has also been a staff writer for 100Reporters, a nonprofit journalism organization based in Washington, and he worked at the Detroit Free-Press […]
NYT hires tech writer Isaac from Re/code
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following staff hire on Thursday: With Jenna Wortham joining Sunday Business, our New York-based tech contingent requires some replenishing. The void Jenna leaves behind is a vast one, so not just anybody will do. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve found a terrific not-just-anybody […]
NYTimes hires tech reporter Dougherty from WSJ
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following staff announcement on Tuesday: He graduated from college with a degree in chemistry and every expectation he would pursue a career in biotechnology. He is an avid skateboarder, who has broken his elbow each of the past two summers. His first job out of […]
NYTimes hires Steel from FT
New York Times media editor Peter Lattman sent out the following announcement on Friday: We are pleased to announce that Emily Steel will join The New York Times as a media reporter covering the television industry. The cheers you’re now hearing around the newsroom are from our colleagues who once worked with Emily at […]
Nocera regrets error in NYT column on Buffett
New York Times columnist Joe Nocera appended the following to his column on Tuesday: My column of April 29, entitled “Buffett Bites Back,” was based on a faulty premise. Having written a previous column criticizing Warren Buffett for abstaining from voting against Coca-Cola’s equity compensation plan even though he said it was excessive, I picked […]
