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Hardiman: The New York Times newsroom exceeds 2,000 employees

Alex Hardiman · An inside look at how the New York Times builds product | Alex Hardiman (CPO, the New York Times) · Nov 13, 2022 · at 27:44

Alex Hardiman, Chief Product Officer at The New York Times, explains how reporters coordinate with technical teams on visual reporting.

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“We have a newsroom of over 2000 people.”

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The New York Times newsroom employs over 2,000 people.

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Assessment

The New York Times Company's official Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, confirmed that its workforce included 'more than 2,600 involved in our journalism operation.' Additionally, contemporaneous statements in 2022 from executive leadership, including Executive Editor Joe Kahn and Managing Editor Carolyn Ryan, confirmed that the core newsroom headcount had surpassed 2,000 journalists during 2022. These official records substantiate Alex Hardiman's November 2022 statement.

The New York Times Company 2022 Form 10-K (Item 1, Human Capital) reported 'more than 2,600 involved in our journalism operation' as of December 31, 2022.
Editorial leadership public statements in 2022 confirmed the core newsroom surpassed 2,000 journalists.

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[1] sec.gov [2] sec.gov [3] cnbcevents.com [4] flashesandflames.com [5] thebatesstudent.com [6] thewrap.com [7] pressgazette.co.uk [8] theguardian.com

"New York Times" newsroom headcount 2022 10-K OR "annual report" "2,600" "journalism operation" "New York Times" "As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately" "The New York Times Company" "more than 2,600 involved in our journalism operation" "newsroom" "2,000" OR "2000" "New York Times" 2022 "Sulzberger" OR "Levien" OR "Kahn" "newsroom" "2,000 employees" OR "2000 journalists" "New York Times" 2022

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