Rebecca Blumenstein

Rebecca Blumenstein is a journalist and newspaper editor.[1] Blumenstein is currently one of the highest-ranking women in the newsroom at The New York Times.[2]

Rebecca Blumenstein
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationJournalist
Years active1993–present

Biography

Blumenstein attended the University of Michigan, earning bachelor's degree in economics and social science while serving as editor in chief of the Michigan Daily.

Blumenstein started her career at the Tampa Tribune, and then contributed to Gannett Newspapers and Newsday.[1][3] Blumenstein started working for the Wall Street Journal in 1995 as a reporter for Detroit covering General Motors,[1][2] then began covering China in 2005.[4] She became The Wall Street Journal's Deputy Editor in Chief in January 2013.[5] After more than two decades at The Wall Street Journal, Blumenstein joined The New York Times as the Deputy Managing Editor in February 2017, making her one of the highest ranking women in the newsroom.[1]

Blumenstein has reported on General Motors, Detroit, AT&T Corp., WorldCom Inc., the New York State legislature, China, and mergers in the telecommunications industry.[1][4] In 1993, she won the New York Newswomen's Award for coverage of the Long Island Railroad shootings.[6] In 2003, her team won the Gerald Loeb Award for coverage of WorldCom.[7] In 2007, her team in China won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.[2] In 2009, she was named to Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship.[5] She received the Gerald Loeb Award's 2015 Minard Editor Award for career contributions to business journalism.[8]

References
  1. "Rebecca Blumenstein - NYU Journalism". NYU Journalism. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. Ember, Sydney (2017-02-07). "Times Names Wall Street Journal Editor to Its Masthead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. "Essexville Garber graduate Rebecca Blumenstein named front page editor of Wall Street Journal". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. "Rebecca Blumenstein: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. "User Profile - AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. "Bay County native named New York Times deputy managing editor". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. Journal, Matthew Rose Staff Reporter of The Wall Street. "Journal Gets Loeb Award For WorldCom Coverage". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  8. "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2015 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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