Assistant Managing Editor for News, The New York Times. Postings in Berlin, Cairo, Moscow, Albany and Midtown. Tweets and retweets mean check it out.

Joined June 2009
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So @JCP_L power went out at 4 pm Monday. This electric company said power would be back at 8 pm, then midnight, then 2 am, then 4 am, then 6 am, then 8 am and now 10 am. The messages say thank you for your patience. Mine is wearing out Clear skies. Perfect weather. Incompetence
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Breaking News: Mohammed Hadi @hadimo, who was the principal deputy on the business desk of The New York Times, is now the News Director for The Times. Congratulations Mo. Lucky us. nytco.com/press/new-role-for…
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A statement from The New York Times on the Pentagon’s press pass policy:
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We're happy to announce that Jorge Arangure will be joining the News Desk as a senior editor. nytco.com/press/jorge-arangu…
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Great news: @williaqj is now a senior editor with the News Desk at @nytimes
We're thrilled to announce that Amber Williams is taking on a new role as a senior editor on the new News Desk. nytco.com/press/new-role-for…
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Goodbye sweet Flaco. I’m sure where you’re going there’ll be no poisoned rats to sicken you.
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It’s Thursday February 15, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the FSB Mar 29, 2023. 323 DAYS AGO. For the “crime” of practicing true journalism in Russia. Russia is a totalitarian regime and Putin is a corrupt dictator. FREE EVAN TODAY! #IStandWithEvan
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It’s Sunday February 11, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the FSB Mar 29, 2023. 319 DAYS AGO. For the “crime” of practicing true journalism in Russia. The WSJ pushed back on Putin’s lies about the case👇 FREE EVAN TODAY! #IStandWithEvan
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We're excited to announce five skilled reporters from Sports — Ken Belson, Joe Drape, Kevin Draper, Tania Ganguli and Jenny Vrentas — are joining Business. nytco.com/press/introducing-…
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Thrilled about this! Great writer, great department. 👏
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I’m joining @NYTMetro next month to write about New York. It’s going to be great. Please send over all your tips and story ideas.
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I’m joining @NYTMetro next month to write about New York. It’s going to be great. Please send over all your tips and story ideas.
We’re excited to announce @andrewkeh is joining @NYTMetro. nytco.com/press/andrew-keh-i…
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This, by ⁦@peterbakernyt⁩, is what you need to read: “For all of the many, many allegations made against Mr. Trump on all sorts of subjects during his time on the public stage, everything else feels small by comparison.” nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/po…
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Folks, this is a reminder that Evan Gershkovich is sitting in a (likely isolation) cell in one of Russia's toughest prison's, Lefortovo. A letter of support from you could really help lift his spirits. Here's how you can write him. wsj.com/articles/show-your-s…
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