With newspapers shrinking their staffs or shutting down altogether, three New York Times columnists have begun to pursue a backup career plan—teaching.
Well, not really.
Nicholas Kristof, Gail Collins, and Eric Asimov will be teaching courses online and in person through the newspaper’s continuing-education program, Knowledge Network, according to the Nieman Journalism Lab. The Times has been developing course material with local universities for nearly two years.
Mr. Kristof’s online seminar will discuss “the oppression of women in the developing world.” Ms. Collins’s course will focus on “changes in the lives and status of American women over the past 50 years,” and Mr. Asimov will offer a seminar on wine tasting. The courses will cost between $125 and $185.
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