Kathleen Kingsbury
publication date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 (part of Spring 2021)
category: 
Opinion
clue: After America's paper of record endorsed sending in troops to quell American protests, she was put in charge of preventing further controversy. Who's the king?
explanation: In January 2021, Kingsbury became the Opinion Editor at the New York Times, after the previous longtime editor resigned after a series of controversies that included an opinion piece calling for federal troops to suppress racial injustice protests in the summer of 2020. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
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