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Dave Smith

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david@thewirechina.com

Dave Smith is the editor of the Week in Review for The Wire. Previously, he was the editor for The New York Times “Week in Review” section. He also served as the media editor and a metro editor at The Times, and as managing editor of…

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Dave Smith is the editor of the Week in Review for The Wire. Previously, he was the editor for The New York Times “Week in Review” section. He also served as the media editor and a metro editor at The Times, and as managing editor of The International Herald Tribune, now known as The International New York Times. As a ranking editor on the Metro desk of The Times, he led the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. Smith is an alumnus of Columbia College, in New York. He lives in Manhattan with his partner, Roberta Sanders.

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Articles

Unmasked and in Traffic

Unmasked and in Traffic

Our roundup of China news and insights you may have missed: Medical equipment chaos. Empty pockets. Hooray for the traffic jam. Yet another accounting scandal. A rush for oil. Opinion writers weigh in.
Digging Out of the Economic Hole

Digging Out of the Economic Hole

Our roundup of China news and insights you may have missed: How distant is a recovery? Revealing gaps in unemployment insurance. Digital currency steps forward. Censors suspend a ByteDance app. A lasagna with your mocha frappuccino.
Decoding the Covid-19 Downturn

Decoding the Covid-19 Downturn

Our roundup of China news and insights you may have missed: Economic lamentation. Small-business unrest in Wuhan. Billionaire’s movie dream in peril. TikTok has ByteDance dancing. The great decoupling. Chicken feet.