Myers joins NY Times biz news desk to cover misinformation

Joe Plambeck, an editor on the New York Times business news desk, as well as technology editor Pui-Wing Tam and business editor Ellen Pollock, sent out the following: We’re excited to announce that Steve Myers is joining our group. The timing couldn’t be better. Steve, one of The Times’s most experienced foreign correspondents, is an […]

Bloomberg hires Alba from NY Times to cover Google, Big Tech

Sarah Frier, Bloomberg’s Big Tech team leader, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I’m very excited to announce that Davey Alba will be joining us to help cover Google and Big Tech power in all its forms. She will start in May, based in New York. Davey comes to Bloomberg after almost three years […]

NY Times taps Malone as enterprise editor on the Style desk

The New York Times has appointed Noreen Malone enterprise editor on the Style desk. She joins from Slate, where she wrote and hosted a season of the Slow Burn podcast on the origins of the Iraq War. Before that, she was at New York Magazine, where she worked as a print features editor and editorial […]

Observer biz reporter Simonetti departs for NY Times fellowship

Isabella Simonetti, a reporter covering technology and the creator economy, will be joining The New York Times as its Carr fellow. Previously, she was an intern at Bloomberg. She also interned at Her Money, Vox, the New York Post and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Simonetti is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she was president of the student paper.

Gianordoli appointed assistant editor for digital news design at NY Times

The New York Times has promoted Gabriel Gianordoli to the post of assistant editor for digital news design. In his new role, he will be overseeing visual and interactive opportunity, leading strategy and collaboration with Culture, Styles, Travel and Real Estate, and working with other desks. Gianordoli joined The Times in 2018 from The Wall […]

NY Times taps Riyait as senior staff editor

Jaspal Riyait who has been art-directing The New York Times’ service journalism content, has been appointed senior staff editor. Riyait joined The Times’ digital news design team in 2018. Since then, she has collaborated with various desks and teams. Prior to joining The Times, she was a design director at Martha Stewart Living Magazine, Meredith […]

NY Times hires Bloomberg’s Merelman to be criminal justice editor

New York Times metro editor Jim Dao sent out the following on Thursday: Metro is excited to announce the hiring of Stephen Merelman to be our new criminal justice editor, overseeing our talented and busy team covering courts and cops. Steve comes to us from Bloomberg, where he worked for nearly 12 years as a senior editor […]

NY Times promotes Coughlin to audience editor, Metro

The New York Times has appointed Jennie Coughlin as the Metro desk’s first full-time audience editor. In her new role, she will be working with story editors and reporters, deliver regular audience reports, develop audience plans for big stories, and work to grow readership for the New York Today newsletter, among other tasks. Previously, she […]

NY Times names Ericson assistant managing editor for data journalism

The New York Times has tapped Matt Ericson as assistant managing editor for data journalism. Recently, he was an assistant managing editor overseeing the Times’ CMS and much of the newsroom’s work with product and design. Ericson will remain involved with product and design as he takes on his new role. He will be guiding […]

New York Times makes two new hires on the politics team

The New York Times has tapped Jazmine Ulloa as a roving midterm reporter based in Washington and Alexandra Berzon as an investigative reporter. Ulloa joins from The Boston Globe, where she was a national political reporter. Before that, she was a state politics and policy reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She has also reported […]