Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg is a writer at large for "The New York Times" and "The New York Times Magazine". He has written over 2,300 articles for "The New York Times". Career. After finishing college in 1991, Rutenberg began working for the "New York Daily News" as a gossip stringer. He eventually worked his way up to becoming a general assignment reporter. In 1996, he was hired on staff and became a transit beat reporter. He left the "Daily News" in 1999 to work as a TV reporter for "The New York Observer". One year later, he began working for  The New York Times, where he was responsible for covering media and local politics. He has also served as City Hall Bureau Chief, and later as chief political correspondent for the Sunday magazine. In January 2016 he was named media columnist. In January 2020, he became a writer at large for "The New York Times" and "The New York Times Magazine". Family. Rutenberg is married to designer Ondine Karady.