This is a list of former and current '' New York Times'' employees, reporters, and columnists.

Current

Publisher

A. G. Sulzberger Arthur Gregg Sulzberger (born August 5, 1980) is an American journalist serving as chairman of The New York Times Company and publisher of its flagship newspaper, ''The New York Times''. Early life and education Sulzberger was born in Washingt ...

(2018–present)

Masthead

List of masthead employees as of August 2022: News *

Joseph Kahn Joseph Kahn may refer to: *Joseph Kahn (director) (born 1972), a film and music video director *Joseph Kahn (journalist) (born 1964), American journalist * Joseph Kahn (shipping executive) (1916–1979), American businessman See also *Joseph Hahn ...

, executive editor * Marc Lacey, managing editor * Carolyn Ryan, managing editor *

Rebecca Blumenstein Rebecca Blumenstein is a journalist and newspaper editor. Blumenstein is currently one of the highest-ranking women in the newsroom at ''The New York Times''. Biography Blumenstein attended the University of Michigan, where she studied for he ...

, deputy managing editor * Sam Dolnick, deputy managing editor *

Steve Duenes Steve Duenes is a graphic designer and deputy managing editor at the ''New York Times.'' Career Steve Duenes was born in Inglewood, California. Duenes was an intern at ''The Flint Journal'' during his studies at the University of Notre Dame, gra ...

, deputy managing editor * Clifford J. Levy, deputy managing editor * Elisabeth Bumiller, assistant managing editor *

Monica Drake Monica Drake (born 1967 in Lansing, Michigan) is an American fiction writer known for her novels, ''Clown Girl'' and ''The Stud Book''. ''Clown Girl'' was a finalist for the 2007 Ken Kesey Award for the Novel through the Oregon Book Awards. It ...

, assistant managing editor * Matthew Ericson, assistant managing editor * Hannah Poferl, assistant managing editor * Sam Sifton, assistant managing editor * Karen Skog, assistant managing editor *

Michael Slackman Michael Slackman is an American journalist for ''The New York Times''. He is the paper's International Editor. Life Michael Slackman is of Jewish descent and graduated from the Northeastern University School of Journalism. He was the Cairo Bureau ...

, assistant managing editor Opinion *

Kathleen Kingsbury Kathleen Kingsbury is an American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and editor. She is ''The New York Times's'' Opinion Editor. Biography Kathleen Kingsbury grew up in Portland, Oregon, and did her undergraduate work at the Walsh School of Fo ...

, opinion page editor * Patrick Healy, deputy opinion editor Business *

Meredith Kopit Levien Meredith Kopit Levien (born 1970/1971) is an American media executive who is the chief executive officer of The New York Times Company. Early life and education Meredith Kopit was raised in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of Carole and Marvin ...

, chief executive officer * Diane Brayton, general counsel and secretary * Roland A. Caputo, chief financial officer * Jacqueline Welch, chief human resources officer * William T. Bardeen, chief strategy officer * R. Anthony Benten, chief accounting officer, treasurer * Alexandra Hardiman, chief product officer * Lisa Ryan Howard, head of advertising * David Perpich, publisher of '' The Athletic'' and ''

Wirecutter Diagonal pliers (also known as wire cutters, diagonal cutting pliers, diagonal cutters, side cutters, dikes or Nippy cutters) are pliers intended for the cutting of wire (they are generally not used to grab or turn anything). The plane define ...

'' * Dave Rubin, chief marketing and communications officer * Jason Sobel, chief technology officer * Hannah Yang, chief growth officer

Department heads

* Jia Lynn Yang, national editor *

Greg Winter Sir Gregory Paul Winter (born 14 April 1951) is a Nobel Prize-winning English people, English Molecular Biologist, molecular biologist best known for his work on the therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies. His research career has been based ...

, international managing editor *

Randy Archibold Randy is a given name, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolf, Randolph, as well as Bertrand and Andrew, and may be a short form (hypocorism) of the ...

, sports editor * Ellen Pollock, business editor * Nestor Ramos, metro editor * David Halbfinger, politics editor * Stella Bugbee, Styles editor *

Sia Michel Sia Michel (born May 17, 1967, in Erie, Pennsylvania) is the deputy culture editor of ''The New York Times''. Before her promotion to that position in 2018, she was the editor of Arts & Leisure and pop music editor for the "Times", which she had j ...

, deputy culture editor *Andrew LaVallee, arts and leisure editor * Bill McDonald, obituaries editor * Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor *

Jake Silverstein Jake Silverstein (born 1975 in California) is an American writer and magazine editor. He is the editor-in-chief of ''The New York Times Magazine'' and the author of ''Nothing Happened and Then It Did'', a novelized memoir. Early life Silverstein ...

, editor, '' The New York Times Magazine'' *

Gilbert Cruz Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South A ...

, editor, '' The New York Times Book Review'' * Hanya Yanagihara, editor, '' T: The New York Times Style Magazine'' *Kevin Quealy, editor

The Upshot ''The Upshot'' is a website published by ''The New York Times'' which spreads articles combining data visualization with conventional journalistic analysis of news. History ''The Upshot'' was first announced in March 2014 and was officially launc ...

Bureau chiefs

Domestic bureaus *Richard Fausset, Atlanta *Ellen Barry, Boston *Julie Bosman, Chicago *Jack Healy, Denver *Manny Fernandez, Houston * Adam Nagourney, Los Angeles * Patricia Mazzei, Miami * Frances Robles, Miami/Caribbean *Rick Rojas,

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

* Campbell Robertson, New Orleans *Thomas Fuller, San Francisco *Kirk Johnson, Seattle * Elisabeth Bumiller, Washington Foreign bureaus * Thomas Erdbrink, Amsterdam * Sui-Lee Wee, Bangkok * Jane Arraf, Baghdad * Steven Lee Myers, Beijing *

Anne Barnard Anne Barnard is an American journalist who works for ''The New York Times''. She was its Beirut bureau chief from 2012 to 2018. She was born in New York City, studied at Yale University, and from 1993 to 1995 reported for ''The Moscow Times''. Sh ...

, Beirut * Katrin Bennhold, Berlin *

Declan Walsh Declan Walsh (born 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Malin GAA, Malin (the northernmost GAA club in Ireland) and the Donegal county football team, Donegal county team. He was part of the Donegal team that won the 2012 All-Irel ...

, Cairo * Nicholas Casey, Madrid *

Dionne Searcey Dionne Searcey is an American investigative journalist currently working for ''The New York Times''. Biography Dionne Searcey grew up in Wymore, Nebraska, where she attended from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and graduated with a degree ...

, Dakar *

Tim Arango Tim Arango is an American journalist and currently a national correspondent with ''The New York Times'' based in Los Angeles. He was previously the Baghdad bureau chief of ''The New York Times''. Education Arango obtained his master's degree in Am ...

, Istanbul * Patrick Kingsley, Jerusalem * John Eligon, Johannesburg * Rod Nordland, Kabul * Steven Erlanger, London (chief diplomatic correspondent) *

Mark Landler Mark Aurel Landler (born October 26, 1965) is an American journalist who is the London bureau chief of ''The New York Times''. He was previously a White House Correspondent, based in Washington, D.C. Early life and education Born on October 26, ...

, London Foreign bureaus (cont.) * Nicholas Casey, Madrid * Maria Abi-Habib, Mexico City *

Anton Troianovski Anton Sergeyevich Troianovski (; born 30 May 1985) is a Soviet-born American journalist, Moscow bureau chief for ''The New York Times'' and former Moscow bureau chief for ''The Washington Post''. Early life Anton Troianovski was born on 30 M ...

, Moscow * Mujib Mashal, New Delhi * Ian Austen,

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

* Roger Cohen, Paris *

Jack Nicas Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, i ...

, Rio de Janeiro *

Jason Horowitz Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...

, Rome *

Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher is a business and economics reporter and the Shanghai bureau chief of ''The New York Times''. He was previously the chief Hong Kong correspondent since 2002, reporting on Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Asia on topics includ ...

, Shanghai *

Damien Cave Damien is a given name and less frequently a surname. The name is a variation of Damian which comes from the Greek ''Damianos''. This form originates from the Greek derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (damazō), "(I) conquer, master, overcom ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

* Motoko Rich, Tokyo * Catherine Porter, Toronto * Somini Sengupta, United Nations * Andrew Higgins, Warsaw

Op-ed columnists

Opinion columnists as of August 2022: *

Charles M. Blow Charles McRay Blow (born August 11, 1970) is an American journalist, commentator and op-ed columnist for ''The New York Times'' and current political analyst for MSNBC. Early life Blow was born and raised in Gibsland, Louisiana. He was educated ...

* Jamelle Bouie * David Brooks * Frank Bruni * Gail Collins * Ross Douthat * Maureen Dowd * Thomas Friedman *

Michelle Goldberg Michelle Goldberg (born 1975)"Michelle Goldberg". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2016. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, January 28, 2017. is an American journalist and author, and an op-ed columnist for ''The New York Tim ...

* Ezra Klein * Paul Krugman * Farhad Manjoo *

Tressie McMillan Cottom Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American writer, sociologist, and professor. She is currently an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS), and is also an affiliate of t ...

* Pamela Paul * Bret Stephens * Zeynep Tufekci

Other personnel

* Eric Asimov, chief wine critic * Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent * Jo Becker, investigative reporter * Walt Bogdanich, investigative reporter * Ben Brantley, theater critic *

Ben Casselman Ben Casselman is an American journalist. He previously worked for ''The Wall Street Journal'', FiveThirtyEight, and is currently a business reporter for ''The New York Times''. Biography Casselman graduated from Columbia University in 2003. He ...

, economics reporter * Manohla Dargis, film critic * Jim Dwyer, "About New York" columnist *

Thomas Feyer Thomas Feyer (born June 2, 1953) is a Hungarian-born American journalist who is letters editor of ''The New York Times'' Early life and education Born Fehér Tamás in Budapest, Feyer fled Hungary for Austria with his parents in 1956, emigrated ...

, letters editor *

Michael R. Gordon Michael R. Gordon has been a national security correspondent for ''The Wall Street Journal'' since October 2017. Previously, he was a military and diplomacy correspondent for ''The New York Times'' for 32 years. During the first phase of the Iraq ...

, chief military correspondent, winner of George Polk Award * Maggie Haberman, White House reporter *

Stephen Holden Stephen Holden (born July 18, 1941) is an American writer, poet, and music and film critic. Biography Holden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University in 1963. He worked as a photo editor, staff writer, and eventually be ...

, film critic *

Lara Jakes Lara Jakes (born July 8, 1973) is an American journalist. She currently serves as the diplomatic correspondent for the Washington bureau of ''The New York Times''. Her career has concentrated on international security with a focus on conflict r ...

, diplomatic correspondent * George Johnson, science reporter *

Dwight Garner Dwight Garner (born January 8, 1965) is an American journalist and longtime writer and editor for ''The New York Times''. In 2008, he was named a book critic for the newspaper. He is the author of ''Garner's Quotations: A Modern Miscellany'' and ...

, book critic * Michiko Kakutani, book reviewer * Christine Kay, enterprise consultant *

Florence Finch Kelly Florence Finch Kelly (March 27, 1858 – December 17, 1939) was an American feminist, suffragist, journalist and author of novels and short stories. Biography Florence Finch was born in Girard, Illinois, March 27, 1858. She was the youngest chi ...

, book reviewer * Kate Kelly Washington bureau correspondent * Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic * John Leland, popular culture, national * David Leonhardt, senior writer * Mark Mazzetti, National security correspondent * Dennis Overbye, former deputy science editor, currently a science reporter *

Philip P. Pan Philip P. Pan (born 20th century) is an American journalist, author, and International Editor at ''The New York Times.'' He previously worked as bureau chief in Moscow and Beijing for ''The Washington Post''. Early life Pan was born and raised ...

, Asia editor * Jon Pareles, pop music critic *

Bill Pennington William Mark Pennington (born December 12, 1956) is an American journalist, sportswriter and author. A reporter for ''The New York Times'' since 1997, Pennington has become best known for his sports journalism on golf, skiing, baseball, football, ...

"On Par"
columnist and sports reporter * James Risen, national security correspondent *

Michael Rothfeld Michael Rothfeld is an American journalist and writer. He was a leader of ''The Wall Street Journal'' reporting team that won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2019. Biography Rothfeld graduated from Columbia University in 1993 and C ...

, investigative reporter *

David E. Sanger David E. Sanger (born July 5, 1960) is an American journalist who is the chief Washington correspondent for ''The New York Times''. A 1982 graduate of Harvard College, Sanger has been writing for the ''Times'' for 30 years covering foreign policy, ...

, Washington correspondent *

Charlie Savage Charles or Charlie Savage may refer to: Real people * Charles Savage (banker) (fl. 1740s), governor of the Bank of England, 1745–1747 * Charles Savage (beachcomber) (died 1813), sailor and beachcomber known for his exploits on the islands of Fi ...

, legal affairs correspondent *

A. O. Scott Anthony Oliver Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American journalist and cultural critic. He has been chief film critic for ''The New York Times'' since 2004, a title he shares with Manohla Dargis. Early life Scott was born on July 10, 1966 in ...

, film critic *

Robert B. Semple Jr. Robert B. Semple Jr. (born August 12, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri) is the associate editor of ''The New York Times'' editorial page, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Semple was raised in Michigan and educated at Andover, and Yale Univers ...

, associate editor, Times editorial page,

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

winner *

Scott Shane Scott Shane (born May 22, 1954 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American journalist, currently employed by ''The New York Times'', reporting principally about the United States intelligence community. Career and education Shane received a bachelo ...

, national security correspondent * Andrew Ross Sorkin, chief mergers & acquisitions correspondent * Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Washington correspondent, covering health policy * Neil Strauss, freelance music writer * Marc Tracy, journalist on the Culture desk * Anthony Tommasini, chief music critic *

David C. Unger David C. Unger (b. March 5, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY, USA) is a journalist, former foreign affairs editorial writer for ''The New York Times'' (1977–2013) and author of the book ''The Emergency State''. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Amer ...

, foreign affairs editorial writer * Pete Wells, restaurant critic * Chris Wiggins, chief data scientist *

Damon Winter Damon Winter (born December 24, 1974) is a New York based photographer who specializes in documentary, editorial, and travel photography. He received a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2009 while with ''The New York Times.'' Life Born on ...

-winning staff photographer * Sheryl WuDunn, industry and international business editor and Pulitzer Prize winner * Rory Smith, chief soccer correspondent

Former

Publishers

* George Jones (1851-1891) * George F. Spinney (1893-1896) *

Adolph Ochs Adolph Simon Ochs (March 12, 1858 – April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of ''The New York Times'' and ''The Chattanooga Times'' (now the ''Chattanooga Times Free Press''). Early life and career Ochs was born t ...

(1896-1935) * Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1935-1961) * Orvil Dryfoos (1961-1963) * Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger (1963-1992) *

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. Arthur Ochs "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr. (born September 22, 1951) is an American journalist. Sulzberger was the chairman of The New York Times Company from 1997 to 2020, and the publisher of ''The New York Times'' from 1992 to 2018. Early life and ...

(1992-2017)

Editors in chief

Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24, 1820 – June 18, 1869) was an American journalist, politician, and co-founder of ''The New York Times'', which he founded with George Jones. He was a member of the New York State Assembly, Lieutenant Governor ...

(1851-1869) *

Charles Ransom Miller Charles Ransom Miller (January 17, 1849 – July 18, 1922) was an editor-in-chief of ''The New York Times''. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire to Elijah and Chastina Hoyt Miller. Miller attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1872. After wo ...

(1883-1922)

Executive editors

(position created in 1964 superseding managing editor as top news official) * Turner Catledge (1964–1968) *

James Reston James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909 – December 6, 1995), nicknamed "Scotty", was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with ''The New York Times.'' Early lif ...

(1968–1969) *position vacant (1969–1976) *

A. M. Rosenthal Abraham Michael Rosenthal (May 2, 1922 – May 10, 2006) was an American journalist who served as ''The New York Times'' executive editor from 1977 to 1986. Previously he was the newspaper's city editor and managing editor. Near the end of his tenu ...

(1977–1986) * Max Frankel (1986–1994) *

Joseph Lelyveld Joseph Salem Lelyveld (born April 5, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American journalist. He was executive editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1994 to 2001, and interim executive editor in 2003 after the resignation of Howell Raines. He is a ...

(1994–2001) and briefly in 2003 * Howell Raines (2001–2003) *

Bill Keller Bill Keller (born January 18, 1949) is an American journalist. He was the founding editor-in-chief of ''The Marshall Project'', a nonprofit that reports on criminal justice in the United States. Previously, he was a columnist for ''The New Yor ...

(2003–2011) * Jill Abramson (2011–2014) * Dean Baquet (2014–2022) *

(2022–)

Managing editors

* George F. Spinney (1889-1893) * Carr Van Anda (1904-1932) *

Edwin Leland James Edwin Leland James (June 25, 1890 – December 3, 1951) was an American journalist and war correspondent who covered World War I and served as the chief European correspondent for ''The New York Times'' after the war. He worked as the paper's man ...

(1932-1951) * Turner Catledge (1952-1964) *

Clifton Daniel Elbert Clifton Daniel, Jr. (September 19, 1912 – February 21, 2000) was an American newspaperman who was the managing editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1964 to 1969. Before assuming the top editorial job at the paper, he served as the ...

(1964-1969) *

(1969-1977) *

Seymour Topping Seymour Topping (December 11, 1921November 8, 2020) was an American journalist best known for his work as a foreign correspondent covering wars in China, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and the Cold War in Europe. From 1969 to 1986, he wa ...

(1977-1986) *

Arthur Gelb Arthur Gelb (February 3, 1924 – May 20, 2014) was an American editor, author and executive and was the managing editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1986 to 1989. Career Gelb began working the night shift at ''The Times'' as a c ...

(1986-1989) *

(1990-1994) * Gene Roberts (1994-1997)

Editorial page editors

''Titled Editor-in-Chief or Editor until retirement of Merz but never had authority over news pages.'' * Rollo Ogden (1922-1937) *

John Huston Finley John Huston Finley (October 19, 1863 – March 7, 1940) was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903, and President of the City College of New York from 1903 until 1913, when he was appointed President of the Universi ...

(1937-1938) * Charles Merz (1938-1961) * John Bertram Oakes (1961-1976) * Max Frankel (1977-1986) * Jack Rosenthal (journalist) (1986-1993) * Howell Raines (1993-2001) * Gail Collins (2001-2006) *

Andrew Rosenthal Andrew Mark Rosenthal (born February 25, 1956) is an American journalist and former editorial page editor of ''The New York Times''. He is the son of A. M. Rosenthal, a longtime ''New York Times'' senior executive and executive editor. While at ...

(2007-2016)

Other former personnel

* Brooks Atkinson, theater critic * Matt Bai, news analyst an
"Political Times"
columnist * Clive Barnes, dance and theater critic * Jayson Blair, reporter (1999–2003); resigned over plagiarism and fabrications *

Raymond Bonner Raymond Bonner (born April 11, 1942) is an American author and investigative reporter who has been a staff writer at ''The New York Times'', ''The New Yorker'' and has contributed to ''The New York Review of Books''. His latest book, ''Anatomy of ...

, civil war reporter in

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

; resigned in protest *

Don Hogan Charles Don Hogan Charles (September 9, 1938 – December 15, 2017) was an American photographer. He was the first African-American staff photographer hired by ''The New York Times''. In his four decades there, Charles photographed notable subjects inclu ...

, photographer *

Adam Clymer Adam Clymer (April 27, 1937 – September 10, 2018) was an American journalist. He was a prolific political correspondent for ''The New York Times.'' Career Clymer worked for the ''New York Daily News'' for a short period. Clymer worked for ''T ...

, former correspondent in Washington, D.C. *

William G. Connolly William G. Connolly, is a co-author of '' The New York Times style guide'' and a member of the executive committee of the American Copy Editors Society. Education Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Connolly attended St. Paul's School. He graduate ...

, co-author of ''

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage ''The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper'' is a style guide first published in 1950 by editors at the newspaper and revised in 1974, 1999, ...

'' *

Bill Cunningham Bill Cunningham may refer to: People *Bill Cunningham (rugby union) (1874–1927), New Zealand rugby union player *Bill Cunningham (footballer), Irish international footballer active in the 1890s *Bill Cunningham (infielder) (1886–1946), profes ...

, fashion photographer *

Kurt Eichenwald Kurt Alexander Eichenwald (born June 28, 1961) is an American journalist and a ''New York Times'' bestselling author of five books, one of which, '' The Informant'' (2000), was made into a motion picture in 2009. Formerly he was a senior writer ...

, business reporter *

Janet Elder Janet Elder was a writer, author, editor and reporter who worked for ''The New York Times'' for about three decades. She began working for the ''Times'' as a reporter in the mid-1980s, and eventually became one of their top editors. At her death ...

, deputy managing editor (died 2017) * James M. Follo, chief financial officer (2007-2018) * Leonard P. Forman, chief financial officer (2001-2007) *

Vanessa Friedman Vanessa Victoria Friedman (born December 4, 1967) is Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic at ''The New York Times''. Previously, Friedman has worked at numerous other publications including the Financial Times, the New Yorker, American Vogue, ...

, fashion critic *

Linda Greenhouse Linda Joyce Greenhouse (born January 9, 1947) is an American legal journalist who is the Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covered ...

, U.S. Supreme Court correspondent, Pulitzer Prize winner *

Trish Hall Trish Hall is an American journalist and writer. She worked for ''The New York Times'' for more than 20 years, serving in various capacities including masthead editor overseeing six feature sections (2010–2011), op-ed editor (2011–2015), and ...

masthead Masthead may refer to: * Nameplate (publishing), the banner name on the front page of a newspaper or periodical (UK "masthead") * Masthead (American publishing), details of the owners, publisher, departments, officers, contributors and address d ...

editor overseeing six feature sections (2010–2011),

op-ed An op-ed, short for "opposite the editorial page", is a written prose piece, typically published by a North-American newspaper or magazine, which expresses the opinion of an author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board. O ...

editor (2011–2015), and senior editor (2015–2017) * Bernard Holland, music critic (1981–1994), chief music critic (1995–2008) * Cathy Horyn, fashion critic (1998–2014) *

Sarah Jeong Sarah Jeong (; born 1988) is an American journalist specializing in information technology law and other technology-related topics. A member of the editorial board of ''The New York Times'' from 2018 to 2019, she was formerly a senior writer f ...

, Editorial Board *

Walter Kerr Walter Francis Kerr (July 8, 1913 – October 9, 1996) was an American writer and Broadway theatre critic. He also was the writer, lyricist, and/or director of several Broadway plays and musicals as well as the author of several books, genera ...

, theater critic * Anna Kisselgoff, dance critic from 1968, chief dance critic (1977-2005) *

Arthur Krock Arthur Bernard Krock (November 16, 1886 – April 12, 1974) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist. In a career spanning several decades covering the tenure of eleven United States presidents he became known as the "Dean of Washington ne ...

, Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent and columnist *

Trymaine Lee Trymaine D. Lee (born September 20, 1978) is an American journalist. He shared a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Katrina as part of a team at ''The Times-Picayune'' of New Orleans. From 2006 to 2010, Lee wrote for ''The ...

, Harlem beat reporter (2006–2011) * Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, book reviewer *

Eric Lichtblau Eric Lichtblau (born 1965) is an American journalist, reporting for ''The New York Times'' in the Washington bureau, as well as the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Time'' magazine, ''The New Yorker'', and the CNN network's investigative news unit. He ha ...

, legal affairs reporter * Hugo Lindgren, editor, ''The New York Times Magazine'' (2010–2013) *

Robert Lipsyte Robert Michael Lipsyte (born January 16, 1938) is an American sports journalist and author and former Ombudsman for ESPN. He is a member of the Board of Contributors for ''USA Todays Forum Page, part of the newspaper's Opinion section. He re ...

, sports journalist *

Herbert Matthews Herbert Lionel Matthews (January 10, 1900 – July 30, 1977) was a reporter and editorialist for ''The New York Times'' who, at the age of 57, won widespread attention after revealing that the 30-year-old Fidel Castro was still alive and living i ...

, reporter, known for interviewing

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 200 ...

in his Sierra Maestra hideout * Judith Miller, reporter, jailed for refusing to reveal sources * Gretchen Morgenson, business reporter and winner of Pulitzer Prize * Stuart E. Nassauer, senior copy editor (1949-1986); editor of Kennedy assassination news and other historical events * Rajiv Pant, chief technology officer (2011-2015) * Patricia Peterson, fashion editor, 1957-1977 * Dith Pran, photojournalist during Cambodian war *

Saskia de Rothschild Saskia Anna Esther Maria del Mar de Rothschild (born April 29, 1987) is a French journalist and businesswoman. She became chairwoman of the Domaines Barons de Rothschild in 2018 and chief executive officer in 2021. Biography She was born on Ap ...

, former reporter for the ''

International New York Times ''The New York Times International Edition'' is an English-language daily newspaper distributed internationally by the New York Times Company. It has been published in two separate periods, one from 1943 to 1967 and one from 2013 to the prese ...

'' * Harrison Salisbury, Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award winner * William E. Sauro, staff photographer. Won George Polk Award 1965. * Sydney Schanberg, Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award winner; resigned in protest. * Harry Schwartz, former editorial board writer *

Allan M. Siegal Allan Marshall Siegal (May 1, 1940 – September 21, 2022) was an American newspaper editor and journalist who worked at ''The New York Times'' for 45 years. In 1987, he was named an assistant managing editor, and in 2003, he became the ''Times ...

, co-author of ''

'' *

Louis Silverstein Louis Silverstein (October 10, 1919 – December 1, 2011) was an American artist and graphic designer who is best known for his work at ''The New York Times''. He was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame in 1984. Biography Silverstein ...

, design director * Alison Smale, former Berlin bureau chief *

Craig S. Smith Craig S. Smith (born October 13, 1955, in Spokane, Washington) is an American journalist and former executive of ''The New York Times''. Until January, 2000, he wrote for ''The Wall Street Journal'', most notably covering the rise of the religious ...

, former Shanghai bureau chief and founder of '' The New York Times Chinese website *

Hedrick Smith Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former ''New York Times'' reporter and Emmy award-winning producer and correspondent. After serving 26 years with ''The New York Times'' from 1962-88 as correspondent, editor and bureau chief in both Mosc ...

, correspondent and bureau chief * Barbara Strauch, editor (2000–2015) * Walter Sullivan, science editor * John Swinton, chief editorialist (1860–1869) *

Fred D. Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...

, former vice president for advertising * Howard Thompson, film critic *

Robin Toner Roberta "Robin" Denise Toner (May 22, 1954 – December 12, 2008) was an American journalist from Pennsylvania. She was the first woman to be national political correspondent for ''The New York Times''. Biography Robin Toner was born on May 22 ...

, first women national political correspondent *

Don Van Natta Jr. Don Van Natta Jr. (born July 22, 1964) is an American journalist, writer and broadcaster. He is an investigative reporter for ESPN, since January 2012, and the host and executive producer of “Backstory,” an ESPN docuseries. He previously worke ...

, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative correspondent * Ivan Veit, former executive vice president * Sean Villafranca, design manager (1998–2008) *

Betsy Wade Elizabeth Wade Boylan (née Wade; July 18, 1929December 3, 2020), known professionally as Betsy Wade, was an American journalist and newspaper columnist who in 1956 became the first woman to edit news copy at ''The New York Times''. In 1974, she ...

, copy editor (1956–2001) *

Bari Weiss Bari Weiss (born March 25, 1984) is an American journalist, writer, and editor. She was an op-ed and book review editor at ''The Wall Street Journal'' (2013–2017) and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at ''The New Yor ...

, op-ed staff editor (2017–2020) *

Alden Whitman Alden Rogers Whitman (October 27, 1913 – September 4, 1990) was an American journalist who served as chief obituary writer for ''The New York Times'' from 1964 to 1976. In that role, he pioneered a more vivid, biographical approach to obituaries ...

, chief obituary writer (1964-1976) *

Carey Winfrey Carey Winfrey is an American journalist. He was the founding editor of ''Memories'' magazine and the former editor-in-chief of ''Cuisine'', ''American Health'' and ''Smithsonian'' magazines. Biography Winfrey is the son of American Hall of F ...

, local and foreign correspondent

Public editors

The public editor position was established in 2003 in response to the Jayson Blair scandal. In late May 2017, ''The New York Times'' announced that it was eliminating the post. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. announced: "The public editor position, created in the aftermath of a grave journalistic scandal, played a crucial part in rebuilding our readers’ trusts by acting as our in-house watchdog. We welcomed that criticism, even when it stung. But today, our followers on social media and our readers across the internet have come together to collectively serve as a modern watchdog, more vigilant and forceful than one person could ever be." * Daniel Okrent (2003–2005) *

Byron Calame Byron "Barney" Calame (born April 14, 1939, in Appleton City, Missouri) is an American journalist. He worked at ''The Wall Street Journal'' for 39 years, retiring as deputy managing editor in 2004. In 2005, he became the second public editor of ...

(2005–2007) *

Clark Hoyt Clark Hoyt is an Americans, American journalist who was the ombudsman, public editor of ''The New York Times'', serving as the "readers' representative." He was the newspaper's third public editor, or ombudsman, after Daniel Okrent and Byron Calame ...

(2007–2010) * Arthur S. Brisbane (2010–2012) * Margaret Sullivan (2012–2016) *

Elizabeth Spayd Elizabeth "Liz" Spayd is an American media journalist. She was a managing editor at ''The Washington Post'', the editor of the ''Columbia Journalism Review'', the sixth public editor of ''The New York Times'', and a transparency consultant for F ...

(2016–2017)

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