The New York Times to Launch Monthly Kids Section
November 10 2017 - 9:03AM
Business Wire
Second Kids Section Out Nov. 19; Will Run
Monthly Starting January 2018
New Puzzle Spectacular Section to Publish on
Dec. 17
The New York Times today announced that it will launch a monthly
Kids section dedicated to content for young readers. The first Kids
section, which debuted in May 2017, was so well received by young
readers -- even sparking an online petition -- that The Times
decided to make it a monthly feature of the newspaper. The next
Kids section will accompany the Sunday, Nov. 19 edition of the
newspaper. The section will run monthly starting Jan. 28, 2018.
Overseen by The New York Times Magazine’s special projects
editor Caitlin Roper, the section will be inspired by the
breadth of Times content and mimic regular sections in the paper,
including sports, national news, food, opinion and arts. The
section design and art direction is by Debra Bishop, overseen by
the magazine’s design director, Gail Bichler. The section will have
a dedicated editor and feature a visually engaging mix of news,
illustrations, photography and how-to’s meant to engage young
readers.
"We're extremely excited to launch a section of The New York
Times for kids," said Jake Silverstein, editor in chief of The New
York Times Magazine. "Who says children don't need news that's made
just for them? Our goal here is not only to help kids learn about
the complex world they live in, but also to give them a taste,
through a section designed just for them, of the pleasures of print
media. We'll treat the readers of this section the same way we
treat all our readers: with respect."
On Nov.19, readers of the second installment will find a cover
story about CRISPR, the gene editing technique that is arguably the
biggest scientific discovery in a century; a profile of a young
DACA recipient; a story about the role of schools in natural
disasters; an introduction to three young athletes who compete in
dangerous sports; a delicious recipe for Thanksgiving leftovers; a
new advice column featuring advice from an adult and a kid; a story
from LeBron James about how he became a basketball player; mini
puzzles just for kids; and more.
To coincide with the second edition of the Kids section, “The
Daily” podcast will air a special episode for children
to listen to with their parents, also on Nov. 19.
The second edition of the Kids section is supported by Google
Home.
The New York Times’s first Kids section was introduced as part
of an ongoing initiative at The Times to reimagine the uses of the
print newspaper in ways that delight and inform our readers. The
first special print-only section debuted in August 2016, an excerpt
of the recently released novel “The Underground Railroad” by Colson
Whitehead, which went on to win the National Book Award.
The Times also announced that it will run the second edition of
the Puzzle Spectacular, a special print-only broadsheet section
devoted entirely to a series of different puzzles, along with the
Sunday, Dec.17 edition of the newspaper; the first debuted in
December 2016. Once again edited by New York Times Crossword editor
Will Shortz and The Times’s puzzle team, the section will feature
an even bigger mega-crossword, new word puzzles, visual brain
teasers, and more.
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