Billie Jean Sweeney

Editor – Online, Print, Multimedia

News

I’m day editor on the International Desk of The New York Times, assigning, coordinating and editing breaking news coverage worldwide.

At the Associated Press, I was New York City news editor during and after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Free Expression

My background includes extensive experience in human rights. I worked for nearly a decade as the editorial director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, an international nonprofit that works on behalf of journalists in danger.

About

My skills include staff and project management, content and copy editing, and digital and print production. I’m a member of the Trans Journalists Association.