As of this morning, New York Times Travel Editor Monica Drake says the publication has received 3,100 applications to the position. The deadline to apply is October 31.
This story was originally published on October 24, 2017, at 10:30 a.m.
Travel the world and get paid for it? Sounds like a dream job to us. No wonder a recent posting for a yearlong travel-journalist stint on The New York Times ignited such a tweetstorm and so much discussion in every corner of Journalist Internet — and beyond.
The writer would be working on the NYT's annual 52 Places to Go. According to the post, "We are seeking a correspondent who will go to every destination on our list and tell us the story of each place and the story of life on the road. The ideal candidate is a permanent student of life and astute documentarian of the world."
