The New York Times’ top editor, Matt Purdy, who has led much of the paper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporting over the past decade, will become the general editor, the Times announced Tuesday.
and Note Editor-in-chief Joe Kahn told The Newsroom that Purdy was “an important journalistic maestro.”
Mr. Purdy most recently served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief, overseeing research and corporate journalism among other things. Kahn said Purdy’s new leadership position means he will “continue to shape The Times’ most ambitious undertakings and investigative reporting to remain competitive on key storylines.”
“Matt recently turned 66 and will no longer serve as deputy editor-in-chief in line with company policy regarding masthead positions,” Khan said in a note. “He will be more focused on bigger projects instead of directly managing several large desks and a wide range of daily reports.”
Purdy joined The Times from the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1993 and was a Pulitzer finalist. At The Times, he worked as a reporter, editor and columnist for Metro, and headed the investigative desk for nine years. Purdy said she joined Masthead in 2013 to oversee the investigation.
In recent years, he has helped guide The Times’ biggest investigative projects, including former President Donald J. Trump’s finances, U.S. airstrike casualties, and sexual misconduct of Hollywood and other industry luminaries. . All three won the Pulitzer Prize.
Dean Bucket, who was the Times’ editor-in-chief for eight years until Khan took over in June, said Purdy helped hire some of the Times’ most important investigative reporters today. rice field.
“He’s methodical, he has big story ambitions, he has big ideas. He wants the story to be as big and powerful as possible,” Bakke said. “He’s a decent guy and people like to sit down and tell stories. Without Matt, I don’t think the New York Times would be doing investigative work.”
In his new role, Purdy will help build investigative reporting oversight, including newsrooms, magazines, video reporting, The Daily podcast, and film and television initiatives.
Purdy said: “In this hectic and challenging news tsunami, my goal, in collaboration with others, has been to expand the report to reveal important untold stories, making The Times unique journalism. It’s about expanding creative storytelling.”
