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Michael Roston’s Biography

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I went to the same high school as Michelle Obama and the same university as James E. Hansen. My graduate school unfortunately attracts friends shared by Bashar al-Assad and Barbara Walters. I worked for a thinktank that had the best acronym in Washington, D.C. I watched the ship go down with Jim Ridgeway in the Village, Arianna Huffington hoped we could still be friends and Seth Lipsky gave me a generous severance package. The Forbes family acquired the company I helped launch, and then I moved…

Michael Roston’s Journalist Portfolio

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Don't try too hard to please Twitter - and other lessons from The New York Times' social media de...

Don't try too hard to please Twitter - and other lessons from The New York Times' social media de...

The past year brought major changes to The New York Times. The social media desk's editors joined a new depar…

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The State of Our Union, Tweeted

The State of Our Union, Tweeted

Members of Congress once had two primary means of responding to presidents while the yearly State of the Unio…

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If a tweet worked once, send it again - and other lessons from The New York Times' social media d...

If a tweet worked once, send it again - and other lessons from The New York Times' social media d...

The social media desk at The New York Times expanded in 2013 with the addition of three editors and a broaden…

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'House of Cards' Viewer Numbers, at Least if Twitter Is Any Guide

'House of Cards' Viewer Numbers, at Least if Twitter Is Any Guide

How many people watched the second season of "House of Cards" on Netflix? Only Netflix knows because the stre…

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Young Souls Portray the Wit of 'Hamlet,' With Brevity

Young Souls Portray the Wit of 'Hamlet,' With Brevity

Let it not be said that Shakespeare means nothing to young people. "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,…

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New Offering for Job Seekers: Fewer Embarrassing Social Media Photos

New Offering for Job Seekers: Fewer Embarrassing Social Media Photos

Before a college graduate goes job hunting, he or she will probably do a few things: prepare a good résumé, b…

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Articles

Artemis II Astronauts Fly Away From Earth Toward the Moon

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By Katrina Miller, Michael Roston Verified, Timothy Bella
| The New York Times Verified
Pinned Reporting from Johnson Space Center in Houston Astronauts are officially headed to the moon for the first time since 1972. After making sure that everything was safe and in order on the Artemis II mission, NASA gave the command on Thursday for the Orion capsule to fire its engines and leave Earth’s orbit. “With this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth,” Christina Koch of NASA said from the capsule.
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2026 Space Odyssey

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By Katrina Miller, Michael Roston Verified
| The Telegraph (India) Verified
Katrina Miller and Michael Roston on journeys to the moon and Mars, visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse Katrina Miller, Michael Roston Published 26.01.26, 07:53 AM The thing about space is that you have to be patient. The universe does not bend to earthly time scales, and space events are governed by the unalterable realities of physics and engineering. They will happen when they are good and ready. In 2026, there is some hope that your patience will be rewarded.
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La NASA vuelve a la Luna, eclipse de verano: Esto en 2026

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By Michael Roston Verified, Katrina Miller
| Milenio Verified
La particularidad del espacio es que hay que tener paciencia. El universo no se pliega a las escalas de tiempo terrestres y los acontecimientos se rigen por las realidades inalterables de la física y la ingeniería. Ocurrirán cuando estén listos.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an intern for James Ridgeway at the Village Voice.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I learned to type on a typewriter.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Good flacks get to know the people they're pitching to. Most of you aren't good.