The New York Times is establishing an outpost in Nashville and I’m going to be its bureau chief! https://www.nytco.com/press/new-roles-for-manny-fernandez-and-rick-rojas/

. @NYTNational wants to have a more reporters rooted in more places to have an even better grasp of the country we cover. And Nashville is pretty much the ideal place to accomplish that.

If you have tips for good stories, food recommendations or just want to shoot the breeze, hit me up: [email protected].

In some fundamental ways, my job doesn’t change all that much: I’m still @RichardFausset’s sidekick in covering the entire South. @jamiestockwell will still be my editor. My NYT-issued Chevy Malibu will keep covering a lot of miles, thumping from bad music played loudly.