The
New York Times announced today that Kinsey Wilson will become Editor
for Innovation and Strategy, a new role that reports to the executive
editor. Mr. Wilson, who has built digital strategies for three major
news organizations, most recently served as executive vice president and
chief content officer for NPR, a position he held since 2008.
In this new role, Mr. Wilson will be in charge of expanding mobile
strategy and creating new digital products inspired by Times journalism
like the NYT
Now and NYT
Cooking apps. He will be the newsroom’s main liaison on digital
matters to the business side of The Times Company.
“A pioneer in digital journalism, Kinsey is joining us at a crucial time
as we accelerate our transformation into a news organization that
delivers great journalism on all platforms,” said Dean Baquet, executive
editor of The New York Times. “I have known him for years and am
delighted that he has agreed to bring his substantial talents to The
Times as we continue down the path to our digital future.”
At NPR, Mr. Wilson oversaw the network’s global news-gathering,
programming and digital operations. He drove the development of the NPR
One mobile app, which pioneered a new personalized digital listening
experience, championed initiatives like Planet Money, NPR Music, the
Race Card Project and is widely credited with positioning NPR as a
digital leader.
Previously, Mr. Wilson was executive editor of USA Today, where he
oversaw digital strategy and daily news operations. He also led
Congressional Quarterly’s early web strategy and served as a reporter at
Newsday for 7 years.
Mr. Wilson will be based in New York and begin work at The Times in
February, 2015.
The
New York Times is one of the world’s most influential news
organizations with numerous news bureaus around the New York region, the
nation and the globe. The Times is known for accuracy, depth and
authority and produces award-winning journalism, breaking news coverage
and opinion and commentary along with deep databases of content and rich
multimedia presentations. The Times has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes and
Citations, far more than any other news organization. Follow The Times
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