He was both a computer whiz and an accomplished newsman when he began prodding colleagues and the newspaper itself to begin adapting to the online world. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “News and News Media”
New York City Traffic is Back, According to Reporters
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
In New York City, traffic has roared back to nearly prepandemic levels; perhaps no one has a better front-row seat than traffic reporters. Source: New York Times
Bill McCreary Dies at 87; Blazed Trail for Black Journalists on TV
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
He was hired at what became the Fox flagship station in New York in 1967, when there were few Black faces on the air, and became an Emmy-winning anchor. Source: New York Times
As Cuomo Fights for Survival, He Revives His Combative Image
By Gotham Rex on May 10, 2021
The governor has begun to publicly undermine the state attorney general, Letitia James, who is overseeing investigations into Mr. Cuomo’s conduct. Source: New York Times
Andrew Cuomo’s White-Knuckle Ride
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2021
Amid scandals, accusations and calls for his resignation, the New York governor seems determined to prove that the instincts that have gotten him into trouble can get him out of it too. Source: New York Times
Gail Slatter, Who Helped Make the Times Newsroom Run, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
For 40 years she was a guide and gatekeeper, working in “the morgue” (the article and photo archive) and on the photo and culture desks. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
How a Former News Anchor and Current Painter Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on February 19, 2021
John Johnson, a trailblazing Black journalist, lives in the woods now, where he has an art studio and a cozy den that he calls “the nest.” Source: New York Times
Albor Ruiz, a Journalistic Voice for Latinos, Is Dead at 80
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2021
As a columnist for The Daily News, he wrote passionately about the issues facing immigrants and lobbied for the U.S. to lift its trade embargo of his native Cuba. Source: New York Times
Fox Files Motion to Dismiss Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2021
In a court filing, Rupert Murdoch’s media company says it had the right to broadcast the debunked claims of election fraud promoted by President Donald Trump’s legal team on Fox News and Fox Business. Source: New York Times
Sharon Begley, a Top Science Journalist, Is Dead at 64
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
Long at Newsweek, she was regarded as one of her generation’s pre-eminent science writers. An “Enlightenment-era figure,” Jon Meacham said. Source: New York Times
5 Anchorwomen to Leave NY1 After Settling Discrimination Suit
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
Roma Torre, a signature presence at the New York City cable news channel, is among the group of women who are departing. Source: New York Times
74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2020
Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper. Here are 74 from the past year that were the most revealing. Source: New York Times
Betsy Wade, First Woman to Edit News at The Times, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
In a 45-year Times career, she also became the first woman to lead the Newspaper Guild of New York and fought a sex discrimination case against the paper. Source: New York Times
4 Current Affairs Podcasts for Curious Children
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2020
Daily, biweekly and weekly shows deliver kids the news at their level, and help contextualize the world around them. Source: New York Times
Jim Dwyer, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Dies at 63
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2020
Working for New York Newsday, The Daily News and The Times, he covered the human stories of New York in dramatic prose and crusaded against injustice. Source: New York Times