New York Times names Joe Kahn its new executive editor

The New York Occasions has named Joe Kahn its new government editor.
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The New York Occasions has tapped managing editor Joe Kahn as its new government editor.

The Gray Girl introduced on Tuesday that Kahn, 57, whose reporting from China earned him the Pulitzer Prize, will substitute Dean Baquet, who will step down from the publish after eight years.

Kahn, who helped lead the newspaper’s worldwide protection of Europe and Asia, formally takes the reins of the Occasions’ 1,700-person newsroom starting in June, in keeping with the paper.

“For many individuals, particularly those that have labored alongside Joe — a superb journalist and a courageous and principled chief — this announcement will come as no shock,” writer A.G. Sulzberger wrote in a memo to Occasions workers.

“Joe brings impeccable information judgment, a classy understanding of the forces shaping the world and a protracted monitor report of serving to journalists produce their most formidable and brave work.”

Kahn will substitute Dean Basquet, 65, who held the job for eight years. Baquet will step down in June.

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Kahn, who will work to speed up the publication’s emphasis on digital information, stated his mandate will likely be to revive the general public’s belief within the Occasions “in a time of polarization and partisanship.”

“We don’t know the place the political zeitgeist will transfer over time,” Kahn informed the Occasions.

“Fairly than chase that, we wish to commit and recommit to being unbiased.”

Baquet helmed the Occasions newsroom throughout a tumultuous interval that included the Trump presidency and the coronavirus pandemic.

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Baquet led the Occasions newsroom throughout the tumultuous interval marked by the presidency of Donald Trump and the coronavirus pandemic.

The 65-year-old Baquet, underneath whose management the Occasions captured 18 Pulitzer Prizes, will stay on the newspaper to “lead an thrilling new enterprise.”

Earlier this 12 months, the Occasions stated it surpassed 10 million digital subscribers after it introduced the acquisition of The Athletic, the sports activities information web site, for $550 million.

Joe Kahn gained a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in China.

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The Occasions stated it's aiming to increase its attain to fifteen million paid subscribers by 2027.