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Ben French

@BenFrench

VP, Subscription and Membership Products at Conde Nast. Proud Hoosier-Brooklynite father.

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"One of the finest leaders this institution has ever known is stepping down," says A.G. Sulzberger
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Today we publish my manifesto for @WIRED, an attempt to answer the question: what should a publication born as the bible of techno-optimism do in an age when attitudes to tech have become a lot more negative? wired.com/story/welcome-to-t…
Welcome to the New WIRED

Welcome to the New WIRED

The future begins here—again.

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Your chance to prove that, after years of reflexively looking stuff up on your phone, you still actually know things: Introducing 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽, @newyorker’s new daily trivia game. Congratulations to @lizzymaynes and the entire Name Drop team! newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…
Introducing Name Drop: a Daily Trivia Game from The New Yorker

Introducing Name Drop: a Daily Trivia Game from The New Yorker

A new way to experience the old pleasure of knowing things.

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So excited for this. Introducing Name Drop, @newyorker’s new daily trivia game. Congrats to ⁦@Lizzymaynes⁩ and the entire team. newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…
Introducing Name Drop: a Daily Trivia Game from The New Yorker

Introducing Name Drop: a Daily Trivia Game from The New Yorker

A new way to experience the old pleasure of knowing things.

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Incredible milestone: the Morning newsletter, headed up by the incomparable @DLeonhardt, has had more than ONE BILLION opens in 2020.
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Cool job alert: ⁦@NewYorker⁩ is hiring a director of product. We have big plans! Among other benefits: join the daily Slack conversation with ⁦@BenFrench⁩, who will be your boss, @MonicaRacic⁩, and I, as we imagine TNY’s digital future. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.…
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Ham Boardman@nytham21 Jan 2020
Some news... Super psyched about this… come work with me! nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.co… nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.co…
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.@nytham to lead newsroom product desk. Read more in this note from @karronskog, @mericson and @duenes: nytco.com/press/hamilton-boa…
Hamilton Boardman to Lead Newsroom Product Desk | The New York Times Company

Hamilton Boardman to Lead Newsroom Product Desk | The New York Times Company

In December we announced the creation of a Newsroom Product Desk — a team of journalists dedicated to working with our audience-facing product teams to make The New York Times a best-in-class digital…

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NYT Open@nytopen30 Jan 2019
Starting this week, you can read every word @mikiebarb says on "The Daily." open.nytimes.com/from-audio-…
From Audio Waves to Words: Episodes of “The Daily” Now Come with Transcripts

From Audio Waves to Words: Episodes of “The Daily” Now Come with Transcripts

Read how the news sounds

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@Casey18 Aug 2018
this is great — Your Running Questions, Answered via @NYTimes nytimes.com/ask/fitness?smid…
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We did the math: Trump Could Save More Than $1 Billion Under His New Tax Plan nyti.ms/2xFgJ27
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Sam Sifton@SamSifton28 Jun 2017
Put a ring on it. nyti.ms/2uiNdwj
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Watch the @CBSThisMorning segment about The @nytimes #Crossword's 75th: cbsn.ws/2kpWa6r #Crosswords75
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Somebody with aptitude and conviction should buy the FAKE NEWS and failing @nytimes and either run it correctly or let it fold with dignity!
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Want a turntable for Christmas? My guide update will have that covered very soon.
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Android solvers rejoice! We have launched the NYTimes Crossword app on the Google Play Store this morning! play.google.com/store/apps/d…
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The facts: since the election, @nytimes has seen a surge in new digital subscriptions, 6 times our normal pace nitter.cf/realDonaldTrump/status…
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@realDonaldTrump13 Nov 2016
Wow, the @nytimes is losing thousands of subscribers because of their very poor and highly inaccurate coverage of the "Trump phenomena"
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The New York Times has some big plans for @wirecutter. I talked to @benfrench and @blam about them: politico.com/media/story/201…
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Hey, we’re still us. But we’re a part of The New York Times now: investors.nytco.com/press/pr…
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Sam Sifton@SamSifton24 Oct 2016
Think NYT Cooking is pretty good now? @nytimes just bought @wirecutter and @homesweethome. Together we'll help you become a great cook.
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Banner hed! And Columbia win above the fold. Fascinating... nitter.cf/richarddeitsch/status/…
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@richarddeitsch23 Oct 2016
Front page of the @nytimes from Sept. 30, 1945 -- the last time the Cubs made it to the World Series.
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