[Opinion] Media Columnist Erik Wemple Takes Washington Post Buyout, Will Join New York Times in September

Media Columnist Erik Wemple Takes Washington Post Buyout, Will Join New York Times in September

Joining the growing exodus of talent at the Washington Post, media columnist Erik Wemple announced on Wednesday he has accepted a buyout offer and is leaving — and will be joining the New York Times business section in September. “After 14 very, very happy years writing opinions on media at the Washington Post, I am taking the newspaper’s buyout offer. In September, I will begin work at the New York Times covering media from Washington for the p…

Washington Post's Resident Media Hack Departs Paper For Mainstream Competitor

Erik Wemple announced Wednesday on social media that he's leaving The Washington Post after 14 years.

NY Times hires Wemple to cover media for business section

The New York Times has hired Erik Wemple to cover media news for the business section. He will start in September and be based in Washington. Wemple has been at The Washington Post for the past 14 years and is taking the newspaper’s buyout offer. He previously was the Loose Lips columnist for Washington City Paper. Then […]

Media critic Erik Wemple says he has taken The Washington Post's buyout offer and will start covering media for The New York Times in September

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