Claim: Joe Nocera, an American business journalist and author who became a regular opinion columnist for The Times's Op-Ed page in 2011, writing on Tuesdays and Saturdays, became a business columnist for The New York Times in April 2005.
Evidence: Joseph Nocera (born May 6, 1952) is an American business journalist and author. In March 2011, Nocera became a regular opinion columnist for The Times's Op-Ed page, writing on Tuesdays and Saturdays. He became a business columnist for The New York Times in April 2005.