Baquet will remain at nytimes and revealed that he will lead a new local investigative journalism fellowship at the newspaper.
According to the memo, the yearlong fellowship, targeted especially at applicants with backgrounds that are underrepresented in newsrooms and investigative reporting, will produce investigative projects “focused on the state and local level, where deeply reported accountability journalism is most needed.”
As well as being mentored by Baquet, the budding journalists will have access to a group of veteran investigative editors who he’ll handpick. “The decline of local investigative reporting is a national tragedy. It means that fewer and fewer people across the country have access to essential information about their communities — too often there is no one to track school board meetings; comb through court dockets, or reveal the significance of everyday developments in towns, cities and states,” Sulzberger added. “No watchdog to keep local governments honest. No one to pursue a tip or unearth hidden information.
For his part, Baquet, who got his start as a reporter for The States-Item and The Times-Picayune in his hometown of New Orleans and later, at The Chicago Tribune, said: “I care deeply about investigative reporting. And I fear a future where there’s less of it as more and more news organizations have to cut back. I would love to have the chance to help train a new generation of investigators.”
Kahn, meanwhile, will step into his new role on June 14, overseeing all aspects of The Times’ global newsroom. Since taking on the role of managing editor, Kahn has led a modernization and expansion of The Times’ newsroom by introducing hubs in London and Seoul, and a digital-first editing structure. More recently, he has been a coleader of the newsroom’s diversity, equity and inclusion action plan.
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