NCS treads often within the halls of presidency, however now it’s preparing for a stroll on the catwalk.
Rachel Tashjian, most lately the style critic for The Washington Post, will be part of NCS as a senior type reporter. She can be a part of a staff underneath the supervision of Choire Sicha, who was employed in May to develop a gaggle of journalists centered on options because the information outlet readies a brand new digital product that can amplify sure beats and matters that won’t get as a lot consideration in the course of the primetime lineup of its flagship TV operation. Tashjian will report back to Fiona Sinclair Scott, international editor of NCS Style.
“I am absolutely stoked that I finally get to work with Rachel,” stated Sicha, in a press release. “She is a brilliant reporter who is also perfectly hilarious, insightful, curious and empathetic, whether she’s writing about thrifting or about Dior.”
NCS has already begun operating advertisements for a new digital subscription service that guarantees to grant entry to “unlimited streaming and articles, including 24/7 global news, award-winning shows and films and more.” Mark Thompson, NCS’s CEO, has articulated a technique of moving the news company beyond its dependence on cable distribution into new arenas the place it may entice a broader set of consumers who pays for its merchandise in several methods.
Tashjian’s rent could have NCS jousting with different main information shops equivalent to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal that see style as a topic value deeper protection Tashjian can also be the creator of Opulent Tips, an “invitation-only” e-newsletter that gives buying and private type recommendation.
She has additionally labored as the style information director at Harper’s Bazaar, and because the first style critic at GQ. She profiled main designers together with Miuccia Prada, Maria Grazia Chiuri of Dior and Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton.
Tashjian attended the University of Pennsylvania and holds a B.A. in English and artwork historical past. She can be primarily based out of NCS’s New York Bureau.