Talmon Smith
Talmon Smith is Economics Reporter for the Business section of The New York Times. He covers nationwide macroeconomic developments, labor markets and the intersection of financial markets with pocketbook issues. Before joining the Business desk, he was a staff editor for the Sunday Review and Opinion sections, commissioning and editing coverage of public policy and culture. He has also written forThe Atlantic, The New Republic and other national outlets. Smith’s first book, tentatively titled "Clout and Capital," will be published by Altria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Talmon Smith Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Economics Reporter
Academic History
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B.A., History
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Smith covers breaking news related to key economic data and travels across the country to write about a community that is representative of a broader economic trend.
He has commissioned pieces that questioned economic orthodoxy; hosted arguments from big names on Wall Street and former Federal Reserve economists.
He has also brought new voices to the Opinion pages on issues like the campaign for a living wage.
EARLY JOURNALISM CAREER
Smith previously worked at GQ Magazine. He began his career as a scholar in residence at the NYU Journalism Institute.
He has written for The Atlantic, The New Republic, Vice News, The Village Voice and New York Magazine.
CLOUT AND CAPITAL
Clout and Capital is a book about the lies underpinning American economics and society.
Smith plans to take readers into Wall Street getaways and Washington backrooms.
He is also looking to expose the fallacies behind concepts such as upward mobility being dependent on exceptionalism and what’s good for workers is bad for business.