Overview

• Television critic Margaret Lyons, pop music critic Jon Pareles, theater critic Jesse Green and classical music critic Zach Woolfe have been shifted to new internal roles.
• Culture editor Sia Michel announced the reassignments in an internal memo characterizing the changes as a response to an "extraordinary moment in American culture."
• The Times has launched a search to recruit new critics for its TV, pop music, theater and classical music beats in the coming weeks.
• Michel said readers are seeking trusted guides to navigate a fragmented cultural landscape through essays, videos and experimental storytelling forms.
• The reshuffle is intended to diversify critical perspectives and broaden the department’s coverage beyond the scope of traditional reviews.