The New York Times Names Charles Strum Associate Managing Editor and Paul Winfield News Editor

Business Wire, Jan 6, 2006

NEW YORK -- The New York Times announced today that Obituaries Editor Charles Strum has been named Associate Managing Editor for the night side and Deputy News Editor Paul Winfield has been named News Editor. Mr. Strum's appointment will take effect once his replacement has been announced and Mr. Winfield's appointment is effective immediately.

In making the announcement, Executive Editor Bill Keller said, "As The Times moves inexorably from being a daily event to being a continuous flow of news, our night operations have grown in importance and stature. Chuck has the exquisite news judgment, quick hands, great diplomacy and the confidence of editors throughout the paper necessary to lead our night operation. At the same time, again in recognition of both a large talent and the growing importance of the night side, we are pleased to name Paul News Editor. He has excellent news sense, matchless headline wit, and an astounding ability to re-choreograph a front page when news happens late. In a newly expanded role, his responsibilities will include the management, staffing and training of the news desk as well as ensuring the smooth operations of the night side copy-editing in general. Chuck and Paul make a powerful team and, as anyone who has worked alongside them can testify, they will have a lot of fun doing it."

Mr. Strum has been The Times's Obituaries Editor for the past five years. Before that, he oversaw the Public Lives column and held several roles on the Metro desk, including New Jersey bureau chief, and performed adjunct editing work on several other desks, including the Foreign desk, where he edited coverage of South Africa's first free elections. He joined The Times in 1979 from Newsday.

Mr. Strum earned a degree in history in 1970 from Dickinson College.

Mr. Winfield has been Deputy News Editor since 1994. He spent his first 19 years at The Times in Sports, beginning as a clerk, and then worked on the Metro desk before moving to the News desk.

Mr. Winfield earned a writing degree from City College in 1970.

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