Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

 Motoko Rich writes about national K-12 education for The New York Times. Prior to that, she covered the national economy, writing about work force training, unemployment, housing and retirement. She also covered the book publishing industry for four years, during which time she wrote a series about the Future of Reading. She joined The Times in 2003 to write for the House & Home section and covered the run-up to the real estate boom. Motoko Rich has been publishing reporter for the Culture section of The New York Times since 2006. In 2008, she began writing a series of articles examining how the Internet and other technological and social forces are changing the way people read. Previously, she had covered residential real estate trends for the Style department since joining The Times in 2003. Before that, she was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal for six years, first writing about environmental and transportation issues for the Southeast Journal, and then covering commercial real estate in New York. She also worked as a reporter at the Financial Times in London. Rich graduated summa cum laude with a history degree from Yale in 1991.

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich