Ken Doctor: Why The New York Times Hired Kinsey Wilson

By: Ken Doctor | Nieman Lab

In a year of both triumphs and stumbles in The New York Times’ ungainly digital business progress, today’s appointment of Kinsey Wilson to the post of strategy and innovation editor makes a lot of sense. Wilson lost his job as NPR’s chief content officer in October. His availability fits right in with still-new Times executive editor Dean Baquet’s needs and plans as he prepares for 2015. The hope: Wilson will provide a missing link, both within and outside the Times newsroom.