Lauren Jackson has been promoted from writer to associate editor of The Morning, the flagship newsletter of The NY Times. The promotion reflects Lauren’s central role in producing The Morning. She is often the last person to review a piece of Times journalism that goes out to millions of subscribers, and does so many things to improve The Morning according to a note from David Leonhardt and Adam Kushner of The NY Times.
She works closely in London with colleague Desiree Ibekwe to make sure the newsletter is updated, accurate, succinct and clear — and that it highlights as much great Times journalism as possible. Lauren plays a central role in overall strategy. She helped lead a redesign of culture and service coverage. She reports, writes and even takes photographs – from Mongolia and Germany — for The Morning.
Before coming to The Morning as a writer in 2022, Lauren worked as an audience editor for “The Daily.” A native of Arkansas, she’s a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Oxford.
