NYT international editor. Author of Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China. Former NYT Asia editor, WaPo reporter in China, Russia, DC.
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
https://t.co/ERYl3HqZ58
A well-known journalist at Guangming Daily, Yuyu Dong has expressed support for reforms in China. This past March, Mr. Dong was indicted by Chinese authorities on charges of espionage. We urge the Chinese authorities to release Yuyu Dong immediately. #FreeYuyu@PressClubDC
Please consider reading this story about Craig Coyner, a former mayor who spent decades serving the less fortunate and shaping the city he loved before ending up homeless and frostbitten, surrounded by the prosperity he helped create.
https://t.co/wXSb9O2CCU
This is a must-listen podcast talk between @lourdesgnavarro & her Iraqi colleague Ali Hamdani. This brought up so many emotions for me, including grief over the 2 @nytimes Iraqi colleagues who were killed and many who suffered. A gift listen on the war: https://t.co/P0lwKz3PC4
Read this from @JKynge on why China's embrace of Russia is all about their shared distaste for the US's global role (100% w/ James on this & great opening w/ Xi's favored "changes unseen in a century") https://t.co/7rd4MXzZmr
Some news: I'm joining the @nytimes to cover Russia. I've had 5 wonderful years at the @washingtonpost, reporting the most incredible stories alongside the most incredible colleagues, and I will miss this paper hugely. But I'm also really excited for the next chapter. Вперёд!
So you want to turn an office building into housing?
Let's dig into how that actually works, and why older buildings are much easier to convert.
w/ the amazing @larrybuch
https://t.co/1bj4U5HWR2
“The Russians mined everything, from towns and electrical lines to children’s toys, doghouses and beehives.” We walked into a minefield in Ukraine to learn more about the deadly refuse left behind by retreating Russian troops. https://t.co/KBznmUNZO3
China’s true COVID death toll is unknown. But the skyrocketing number of scholars’ obituaries published by top academic institutions in the past two months may offer some idea. W the brilliant @pabloroblesg@JoyDongHK@dawncai624 https://t.co/4UkJ4tzYDW
Congratulations to our next Europe editor @adriennecarter. Adrienne joins our London newsroom to manage one of the most ambitious and growing journalism operations abroad. https://t.co/00SPLR8uHE
NEW: Security camera footage of the attack on Black teens at a pool in South Africa provides a more complete picture of what happened. You can see a white man stopping the boys at the gate & almost all the white swimmers getting out of the pool when one of the teens gets in.