Thursday, June 24, 2010

New York Times memo on Damien Cave calls Charlie Crist as "Charlie Christ" -- atomic typo alert!

Memo after the jump.

****UPDATE: One NYTimes staffer tells this blog just now: ''Well, he is trying to raise himself from the politically dead.''

Mexico City Bureau News

We’re delighted to announce that Randy Archibold will be our next Mexico City bureau chief as Marc Lacey moves to Phoenix, and that Damien Cave will join him as we expand the bureau to restore a second Mexico City position.

Read more in this note from Susan Chira, Joe Kahn and Ian Fisher.

Randy and Damien could not be better placed for these jobs, and to work as partners to cover a story that has exploded not only in Mexico, but in Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean.


Damien arrives in Mexico via Miami and Baghdad, with a detour to Haiti to contribute a stream of memorable stories as part of our team coverage of the earthquake. As Miami bureau chief, he ranged widely, from memorable long form pieces like the psychological scars among women in combat to a smart political take on the Charlie Christ race to his knowing, fun essay on Tampa as host of the 2012 Republican convention. In Baghdad, he helped cover a pivotal year, including a memorable collaborative effort that showed street-level fears in Baghdad's neighborhoods about security. He also brings to his new assignment a commitment to innovative approaches on the Web and in video, working with his wife, Diana.

We look forward to Randy's and Damien's eyes on Mexico and beyond.

Rick Berke would like to add that Randy's job in L.A. and Damien's in Miami are now officially posted; please let him know if you're interested.

Susan, Joe, Ian

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