Expanding my horizons to a new continent, a new hemisphere. Thrilled to take on this amazing assignment and get to know Australia and the region in all its richness (and fauna, beyond the humble bin chicken!) Please send all tips, observations, deep analyses & passing thoughts.
Congratulations to @vicjkim who will be taking on a new assignment in Sydney as our Australia correspondent. Victoria has been a pioneering Live correspondent in our breaking news hub, writing globe-spanning coverage for The Times since 2022. nytco.com/press/new-correspo…
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Barren Fields and Empty Stomachs: Afghanistan’s Long, Punishing Drought. Superb story with photos from @lynseyaddario and words by @vicjkim nytimes.com/2024/03/19/world…
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With increasing number of migrant workers and foreigners, Japan’s foreign-born residents say social attitudes toward them have been slow to adjust. @vicjkim @hudidi1 nytimes.com/2024/03/04/world…
This beat is in good hands! Looking forward to reading @maxsoeunkim in the pages of the @latimes.
Some personal news: after 8+ years of freelancing, I've joined the @latimes as the new Seoul correspondent. I'll be writing mostly enterprise + some breaking news. Send tips via DM or max.kim (at) latimes.com.
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When I found out I would be one of just two journalists traveling with President Biden to Ukraine, my first question for the White House was how I would be able to pump.
My essay about going to Kyiv fresh off maternity leave: wsj.com/articles/biden-ukrai…
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I wrote about Star Ballroom in Monterey Park as it was meant to be discovered — before a mass shooting threatened a community of dancers.
It's a story about talent and flair, about 1st-gen immigrants who had finally found a bit of magic for themselves.
nytimes.com/2023/02/15/us/ca…
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1) I spoke to three survivors in Monterey Park, CA about what it was like to narrowly escape a mass shooting, and why this community of dance enthusiasts is returning to the dance floor in the wake of tragedy. Watch here: nyti.ms/3jwU9VO
Incredible first-person account of the mass shooting at Star Ballroom and the joyous moments just minutes earlier, from @QianIsabelle @nytvideo nyti.ms/3XYWKpZ
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“That moment, it was primal instinct,” he said. “Something happened there. I don’t know what came over me.” @vicjkim interviews the hero who disarmed the Monterey Park gunman via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/01/23/us/mo…
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It has snowed so much in Yosemite the webcam view of Half Dome has been completely blocked.
Insane.
Back covering California for a few weeks! Arrived just in time for the...hail?! (This was Tuesday)
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Using exclusive phone logs, military files and 23TB of video, we unmasked the Russian unit and commander that killed dozens of people on one street in Bucha
By @YousurAlhlou @MashaFroliak @ckoettl @heytherehaley @dim109 @ajcardia @NatalieReneau & more 👇
nytimes.com/2022/12/22/video…
BTW, this is what ChatGPT generated. Was reassured to see, not one overlap 😏
In 2009, I wrote an impassioned defense of Seoul after it made a Lonely Planet "cities you really late" list that called it "oppressively bland."
The city has since blossomed into a truly vibrant destination. Come eat, drink, hike and see for yourself:
nytimes.com/interactive/2022…
In 2009, I wrote an impassioned defense of Seoul after it made a Lonely Planet "cities you really late" list that called it "oppressively bland."
The city has since blossomed into a truly vibrant destination. Come eat, drink, hike and see for yourself:
nytimes.com/interactive/2022…
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The authorities in China are using the country’s powerful surveillance apparatus to find those bold enough to defy them. “If they want to find us, they can definitely succeed,” said a protester who received a call from police. w/@paulmozur @fu_claire nytimes.com/2022/12/02/busin…
