Read more in last week's note from New York Times Managing Editor Marc Lacey and Assistant Managing Editor Matt Ericson.
“Our journalists are what set The New York Times apart. This morning we published hundreds of byline pages in a new format that highlights the experience, expertise and ethics of our reporters, photographers, editors, and audio, video and data journalists from across the newsroom and Opinion.
“The new format, which we call enhanced bios, was designed to bolster trust with readers by letting them know who we are and how we work.
Research has shown that the more readers know about our reporters, the more likely they are to understand the rigors of our journalistic process and trust the results.
“Enhanced bios present an opportunity to explain to the world how journalists operate. Readers are often surprised to learn that we have rules and guidelines, that we don’t accept gifts from people we write about, that we don’t donate to political campaigns, or that we don’t own stock in companies we cover. During our reporting our experts keep an open mind and follow the facts wherever they lead.
“The bios also give us a chance to tell readers about our deep expertise. They might not know that our Supreme Court reporter used to be a First Amendment lawyer. Or that we have several architects who build 3-D models for our graphics presentations. Or that one of our health and wellness journalists holds a doctorate in experimental psychology. Or how one of our economics reporters writes his own code to analyze employment data.
“And readers may be surprised to learn that we are from all over the United States, and the world, and that most of us are not from New York. Or that some of us served in the military. Or once pastored a church.
"With the increasing prospect of more A.I.-generated content filling the internet, we want to address this head-on by emphasizing the people behind our work.”
The New York Times says you can explore a sampling of enhanced bios here: Aatish Bhatia, graphics and multimedia editor; Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and chief fashion critic; Ruth Fremson, photographer; Jesse Green, chief theater critic; Mike Isaac, technology correspondent; Adam Liptak, Supreme Court reporter; Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter; Motoko Rich, Japan bureau chief; Brian M. Rosenthal, investigative reporter; Kim Severson, national food correspondent; Kurt Streeter, national correspondent; Hiroko Tabuchi, climate and environment reporter; Christiaan Triebert, Visual Investigations reporter; Jazmine Ulloa, national politics reporter.
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