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Natalie Kitroeff is a journalist and podcast host for The New York Times. She became a co-host of the newspaper's news podcast The Daily in June 2025, joining Michael Barbaro and Rachel Abrams.[1][2] Previously, she was the newspaper's Mexico City bureau chief, covering Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and a business reporter.[3]

Her reporting has included investigations into the Boeing 737 MAX, the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, and fentanyl production and trafficking in Mexico.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

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Kitroeff grew up outside Philadelphia.[3] She graduated from Princeton University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree from its then-named Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[7][8]

Career

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Early career and business reporting

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In 2012, Kitroeff was a research associate in the Latin America program at the Council on Foreign Relations.[8] She subsequently covered higher education and student debt at Bloomberg.[9] She joined the Los Angeles Times in 2016, covering California's economy.[10]

In 2017, Kitroeff became a reporter for The New York Times. Her business coverage included the U.S. economy and pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.[3] She and Jessica Silver-Greenberg received an honorable mention in the explanatory reporting category for large publications in the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing's 2018 Best in Business competition for their pregnancy-discrimination reporting.[11]

Kitroeff also investigated the Boeing 737 MAX crashes and the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of the aircraft's approval.[4] She was one of four reporters credited on Boeing's Fatal Flaw, a Frontline documentary produced with The New York Times that premiered in September 2021.[12]

Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

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Kitroeff moved to Mexico City as a correspondent in April 2020 and was appointed bureau chief in 2022, succeeding Maria Abi-Habib. Her reporting included U.S. policy toward Central America and an investigation into construction failures associated with the 2021 Mexico City Metro overpass collapse.[13]

Following the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse in 2021, Kitroeff contributed to the newspaper's investigation of the killing and its political context. Her reporting with Michael Crowley examined U.S. support for Moïse's government and was included in the newspaper's Pulitzer-finalist submission.[5]

In February 2024, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador publicly disclosed Kitroeff's private telephone number while discussing her request for comment on a Times investigation. The newspaper condemned the disclosure, and Mexico's information and data-protection authority, INAI, announced an inquiry. YouTube removed the recording containing her number under its harassment policy.[14]

Kitroeff and Paulina Villegas reported on Mexico's fentanyl industry, including production laboratories, the recruitment of chemistry students and trafficking into the United States.[6] In December 2024, President Claudia Sheinbaum disputed the credibility of their account of a Sinaloa fentanyl laboratory, questioning the production methods and protective equipment depicted. The New York Times defended the reporting, stating that the journalists had spent months investigating the industry and documenting the laboratory.[15]

The Daily

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In April 2025, The New York Times announced that Kitroeff and Rachel Abrams would join Michael Barbaro as co-hosts of The Daily, following Sabrina Tavernise's decision to return to reporting. Kitroeff had previously guest-hosted the program.[1] She joined the permanent hosting team in June 2025, after leaving her Mexico City assignment.[16][2]

Awards and recognition

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Award yearRecognitionWork and recipient credit
2020Gerald Loeb Award, Breaking NewsNamed member of the New York Times team recognized for “Crash in Ethiopia”.[17]
2021 (announced in 2022)George Polk Award, Foreign ReportingMember of the Times team covering Moïse's assassination. The formal award citation names Maria Abi-Habib, Frances Robles and the newspaper's staff.[3][18]
2022Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, finalistContributed to the Haiti reporting recognized under “Staff of The New York Times”.[5]
2024 (announced in 2025)Overseas Press Club Roy Rowan AwardShared with Paulina Villegas for “Mexico's Fentanyl Machine”.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 Falk, Tyler (April 24, 2025). "'The Daily' adds two co-hosts". Current. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "The New Co-Hosts of 'The Daily'". Apple Podcasts. The New York Times. June 3, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Natalie Kitroeff". International Bar Association. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 John Yang (July 29, 2019). "Did the FAA's deference to Boeing compromise safety of 737 Max?". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Staff of The New York Times". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "21 The Roy Rowan Award 2024". Overseas Press Club of America. March 30, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  7. ↑ Advancement Communications (May 26, 2021). "Alumni-Faculty Forums address timely issues". Princeton University. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Guest Post: Why Guatemala's Pérez Molina Is Considering Legalizing Drugs". Council on Foreign Relations. February 15, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Natalie Kitroeff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  10. ↑ Edgar, Deirdre (April 5, 2016). "Natalie Kitroeff to cover California economy for L.A. Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ "2018 Best in Business Contest Winners and Honorees". Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  12. ↑ "FRONTLINE & The New York Times Present "Boeing's Fatal Flaw"". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  13. ↑ "New Roles for Maria Abi-Habib and Natalie Kitroeff in Mexico City". The New York Times Company. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  14. ↑ O'Boyle, Brendan (February 26, 2024). "Mexico's president defends decision to share journalist's phone number". Reuters. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "'New York Times' defiende reportaje sobre supuesta elaboración de fentanilo en México" [New York Times defends report on alleged fentanyl production in Mexico]. La Jornada Maya (in Spanish). December 30, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ Schultz, Ray (April 24, 2025). "Natalie Kitroeff and Rachel Abrams Join 'The Daily' As Co-Hosts". MediaPost. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Anderson School of Management announces 2020 Loeb Award winners in business journalism". UCLA. November 13, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Long Island University Announces Winners of 2021 George Polk Awards in Journalism". Long Island University. February 21, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
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