Rebecca Blumenstein

Rebecca Blumenstein
Rebecca Blumenstein, NBC News
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	1989–present

Rebecca Blumenstein is an American journalist.^[1] She was named President - Editorial of NBC News on January 10, 2023.^[2] Prior to that, Blumenstein was one of the highest-ranking women in the newsroom at The New York Times.^[3] She is the chair of the board of the Columbia Journalism Review.^[4]

Biography

Blumenstein attended the University of Michigan, where she studied for her 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][5] Blumenstein started working for the Wall Street Journal in 1995 as a reporter for Detroit covering General Motors,^[1][3] then began covering China in 2005.^[6] She became The Wall Street Journal's Deputy Editor in Chief in January 2013.^[7] 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]

At the Times, she served a variety of roles, including working directly with Publisher A.G. Sulzberger. She also oversaw the evacuation and relocation of over 200 New York Times employees^[8] and family members from Afghanistan. Blumenstein wrote about her role and some of the Afghans' adaptation to life in the USA.^[9] She was appointed President, Editorial of NBC News in January, 2023.^[10]

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][6] In 1993, she won the New York Newswomen's Award for coverage of the Long Island Railroad shootings.^[11] In 2003, her team won the Gerald Loeb Award for coverage of WorldCom.^[12] In 2007, her team in China won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.^[3] In 2009, she was named to Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship.^[7] She received the Gerald Loeb Award's 2015 Minard Editor Award for career contributions to business journalism.^[13]

References

1. "Rebecca Blumenstein - NYU Journalism". NYU Journalism. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
2. Mullin, Benjamin; Grynbaum, Michael M. (January 11, 2023). "Rebecca Blumenstein, a Senior Times Editor, Takes a Top Role at NBC News". The New York Times.
3. 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.
4. "About Us". Columbia Journalism Review.
5. "Essexville Garber graduate Rebecca Blumenstein named front page editor of Wall Street Journal". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
6. "Rebecca Blumenstein: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
7. "User Profile - AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
8. "Rebecca Blumenstein is Departing The Times". The New York Times Company. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
9. Blumenstein, Rebecca (2022-08-12). "'Day by Day, I Realized I Have the Freedom Here'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
10. Mullin, Benjamin; Grynbaum, Michael M. (2023-01-11). "Rebecca Blumenstein, a Senior Times Editor, Takes a Top Role at NBC News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
11. "Bay County native named New York Times deputy managing editor". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
12. Matthew Rose Staff. "Journal Gets Loeb Award For WorldCom Coverage". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
13. "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2015 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

^[1]

1. Tracy, Marc (9 February 2021). "New York Times Promotes Rebecca Blumenstein to Newly Created Role". The New York Times.