NY Times Mag Names Bill Wasik Deputy Editor

The New York Times Magazine has added a new deputy editor — Bill Wasik. Wasik comes to the magazine from Wired, where he served as a senior editor.

Wasik previously worked as a senior editor for Harper’s. He’s also the author of And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture.

Wasik tweeted that he was “thrilled” to join the Times Mag, and thanked its editor, Jake Silverstein, for the opportunity.

Below is Silverstein’s memo announcing the hire.

Bill comes to The Times from Wired, where he was a senior editor for the past four years, working on a wide range of stories about tech, business, science, politics, and other subjects.

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