• The New York Times named Victoria Jaggard as space editor, effective Sept. 14.
• Jaggard joins from Science News, where she served as executive editor and led strategy across newsletters and vertical video.
• She previously held senior editing roles at The Washington Post, National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian magazine, Chemical & Engineering News.

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