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I AM A NEW YORK-BASED JOURNALIST 
WHO FOCUSES ON PRINT STORIES AT THE NEW YORK TIMES
.

MY OWN STORY TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED ART, CULTURE, DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY AND STYLE.

I HAVE SHOT PHOTOS AND
MADE AUDIO STORIES, TOO.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

SOME HEADLINES I'VE WRITTEN FOR THE FRONT PAGE

AND SOME STORIES I'VE REPORTED

Anchor 1

THE FEATURES

SOME LONGER MAGAZINE STORIES I'VE WRITTEN

"I just emailed Joe personally to show him the article, it's so considered and beautifully written!!! I’m not usually this gushy over articles but you have a way with words, lady! You’ve captured the essence of who he is and I really appreciate that as that side of him I feel is seldom shown." 
Anisa Topan

"A lot of times I think things get a little twisted or lost in translation somehow, but you hit it on the head. Really great and thorough piece. Had to say thank you for the attention to detail and spot-on portrayal of me and my thoughts and general ideas. By far the most accurate to date!" 
Cait Oppermann

THE SHORTIES

SMALLER WORD COUNTS

THE EDITED

MAGAZINE STUFF I'VE PRODUCED

AS DEPUTY EDITOR

This row has won

Folio Ozzie Awards.

This row is part of a

monthly column.

AS SENIOR EDITOR

Contributors from AFAR, Bon Appétit, GQ, Kinfolk, New York Magazine, 

The New York Times Magazine, TIME, The Washington Post and WIRED, among others.

THE 

COVERS

(FROM STORIES I WROTE OR ASSIGNED)

GOD SAVE THE SEAM
Joe Corré, son of legends Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, speaks out about the fashion industry, punk today, and the ethos behind his anti-brands.

SUITED | Photo © Benjamin Tietge

THE UNMISTAKABLE MICHELLE HARPER
The brains behind the beauty industry's most innovative brands shares notes on her past, present, and the
genre's future.

SUITED | Photo © David Slijper

MAKING MAGIC
Davis Ayer manipulates his
photos entirely by hand.

Like any good magician,
he never reveals his secrets, but bit by bit, he's starting
to lift the veil.

Rangefinder | Photo © Davis Ayer

IN THE COMPANY
OF WOLVES

The story of how one photographer documented
the six Angulo brothers leading up to their stardom from 
The Wolfpack.

Rangefinder | Photo © Dan Martensen

AT WORK, AT PLAY
Unafraid to mix business with personal work, Brooklyn photographer Cait Oppermann is kept particularly busy
with clients who are loving
the blend.

Rangefinder | Photo © Cait Oppermann

THE ARCHIVES

OLDIES BUT GOODIES

HELLO

I grew up in Minneapolis as a third-generation journalist. My parents were reporters for The Star Tribune, and my grandmother had been an editor for The Daytonian in the 1930s-1950s.

After graduating from Indiana University's School of Journalism in Bloomington, I moved to New York, where I work as a senior staff editor on the News Print Hub of The New York Times. I write headlines and display copy, and edit stories for the newspaper's front page and news sections.

 

Previously, I was the senior editor of Rangefinder, a photography magazine, and the deputy editor of Suited, an independent biannual magazine that focused on the intersection of fashion, art, design and music with politics and global impact.

Photo © Keith Barraclough

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