The New York Times today announced that Alison Smale will become Berlin
Bureau Chief and Dick Stevenson will become Europe Editor, based in
Paris. Both will take up their positions later in the year.
Mr. Stevenson will be responsible for directing coverage of European
news for all editions of The New York Times on all platforms, including
the International New York Times, which the rebranded International
Herald Tribune (IHT) will be called when it debuts later this year. He
will report to foreign editor Joe Kahn as well as to assistant managing
editor Larry Ingrassia.
Most recently Chief Washington Correspondent, Mr. Stevenson has been
politics editor, Washington, DC deputy bureau chief, economics
correspondent and a correspondent in Los Angeles and London. A graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics,
Stevenson joined The Times in 1985.
Ms. Smale became executive editor of the IHT in 2009. She joined The
Times in July 1998 as weekend foreign editor and served as deputy
foreign editor before becoming managing editor of the IHT. She was
previously the AP’s Vienna bureau chief for Eastern Europe and a
correspondent in Moscow.
In making the announcement, Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New
York Times, said, “As we build one news gathering operation that will
combine our journalistic strengths and help us to expand our global
readership, we are lucky to have such a talented editor and manager
direct our European news coverage. Dick’s deep understanding of politics
and economics, and his embrace of digital journalism make him especially
well-suited to the role.”
Jill Abramson continued, “For the past decade, Alison Smale has been the
heart and soul of the IHT, a consummate journalist and passionate leader
as executive editor for more than four years. Her deep knowledge of
Germany will enable The Times, both the domestic edition and the
International New York Times, to cover Germany and Europe’s place in the
world – one of the most important stories anywhere – with the
unparalleled sophistication and insight that The Times and IHT have long
provided to readers.”
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