Jennifer Steinhauer Named Editor of Live Journalism/D.C.

Jennifer Steinhauer is taking on a new role as Editor of Live Journalism/D.C.

Jennifer is going to play a key role launching a series of TimesTalks events tied to politics, current events and the Trump administration. The events will feature The Times’ top journalists in conversation with politicians and leaders from across the political spectrum and will take place in front of live audiences. The first event is expected in Washington in September.

Jennifer first started working as what was then called a copy girl at The Times in 1989, when she was a 20-year-old junior at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. Since then she has covered numerous high-profile beats, and has served as City Hall bureau chief and Los Angeles bureau chief. Most recently she has covered Capitol Hill.

She has written what she calls a mildly embarrassing novel about the television business, “Beverly Hills Adjacent,” and two cookbooks, the latest on meatloaf with her friend Frank Bruni. She says her proudest role at the paper is as the self-appointed president of the Washington Bureau Food Club, a post she declines to relinquish.

She will continue writing on culture and politics in Washington. In her new role, Jennifer will work closely with Dorothea Herrey, the head of our NYTLive conferences and events business (which includes TimesTalks), and the entire NYTLive team.