She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns that sometimes angered sports stars.
Category: New York Times
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Rebecca Blumenstein, a Senior Times Editor, Takes a Top Role at NBC News
The appointment of Ms. Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor at The Times, is a part of a broad overhaul of the news division at NBCUniversal.
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Blake Hounshell, ‘On Politics’ Editor at The Times, Dies at 44
He was managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine and a top editor at Politico before overseeing The Times’s popular political newsletter.
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Bernard Kalb, Veteran Foreign Correspondent, Is Dead at 100
He covered wars, revolutions and diplomatic breakthroughs for CBS, NBC and The New York Times. He also served, briefly and unhappily, as a State Department spokesman.
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Day 31: How The Times Started a Beloved Tradition, in 10 … 9 … 8 …
A brief history of the Times Square ball drop, a New Year’s rite with journalistic beginnings and a dynamite origin.
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Can News Be Made Into a Sustainable Business?
For a DealBook task force, a lack of trust, political polarization and a troubled business model are among the news industry’s challenges.
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New York Times Union Announces One-Day Strike
Negotiators for the company and the union, which represents most of the newsroom, have failed to come to an agreement on salaries, health and retirement benefits, and other issues.
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John Corry, Former Times Reporter and TV Critic, Dies at 89
Among his best known articles were one that helped clear a man of killing his mother and one that disputed plagiarism charges against Jerzy Kosinski.