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Joanna Pearlstein
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Editor at New York Times Opinion, unapologetic fan of both Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Come work with me! I’m hiring an editor to help make the print version of NY Times Opinion. The job's based in NY (I’m in SF) and requires solid editing chops and news judgment, comfort with deadlines and top-notch headline-writing skills.

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Staff Editor, Opinion
New York, NY
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June 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
So so fun to help get this great piece by New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck out into the world (online now and in your newspaper tomorrow). www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
Opinion | I Quit the Patriarchy and Rescued My Marriage
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February 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Reposted by Joanna Pearlstein
Here’s why doctors recommend getting specific shots at specific times — as well as what happens when parents stray from that advice.
The Evidence For the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Explained
Here’s why doctors recommend getting specific shots at specific times — as well as what happens when parents stray from that advice.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Watching my hometown burn from San Francisco, I wrote about maps and the borders of natural disasters for the Times Opinion blog:
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Opinion | The Point: Conversations and insights about the moment.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM

“If we had been asked to really consider that Orli’s time on earth was limited, how would we have used that time?” Please read my brilliant colleague Sarah Wildman’s gorgeous, searing essay about what we owe dying children.
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Opinion | If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us?
A bereaved mother’s case against our grief-phobic culture.
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November 25, 2024 at 6:32 PM
After being sent for gender testing without her knowledge, South African runner Caster Semenya was told she'd need surgery to continue competing as a woman. Read her story in NY Times Opinion and in Sunday's newspaper: www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/o...
October 21, 2023 at 10:39 PM
I was a big fan of Wendy MacNaughton long before I had the privilege of collaborating with her for New York Times Opinion. It was an absolute delight to work with her on this. I hope you’ll check it out (print version is especially delightful) and go try it. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/o...
October 15, 2023 at 10:40 PM