The New Yorker has announced some editorial changes to its online editorial staff. David Haglund has joined the site as its literary editor. He was most recently a senior editor at Slate. Amelia Lester has been promoted to executive editor for the site, most recently overseeing the “Goings About Town” feature for TNY, She first joined the staff in 2009. Lastly, Joshua Rothman will serve as culture editor for the site. He joined TNY as an archive editor in 2012 after two years as a columnist for The Boston Globe. For The New Yorker’s signature content on politics, culture, literature and more, follow on Twitter and “Like” on Facebook.
Sad to leave the wonderful people of @Slate, but very excited to become literary editor of http://t.co/FhqXmAYsYb. Starting week after next.
— David Haglund (@dbhaglund) January 8, 2015
Pleased to say I will still be eating my way through New York in addition to exciting new job! @BrianHalweil @nxthompson @EdibleManhattan
— Amelia Lester (@ThatAmelia) January 8, 2015
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