NEW YORK — The New York Times is continuing to build its 2016 election team and has tapped deputy metro editor David Halbfinger as presidential campaign editor, according to a memo obtained by The Huffington Post.
Washington bureau chief Carolyn Ryan wrote to staff Thursday that Halbfinger would bring his “customary energy and intelligence to our daily political report and driv[e] thematic coverage both in print and on the web.”
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The Times is also looking to assign reporters to key early voting states, according to sources. So far, The Times has assigned reporter Trip Gabriel to cover Iowa and is looking for a reporter for New Hampshire.
