New York Times Names Jim Rutenberg Media Columnist

New York Times: The New York Times said that Jim Rutenberg, chief political correspondent for the Sunday magazine, will become its media columnist, filling a role that has been vacant since the death of David Carr about a year ago. Rutenberg, 46, joined the Times in 2000, from the New York Observer, to cover the media industry. He has since been an investigative reporter and a White House correspondent.