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Portrait of Azi Paybarah

Azi Paybarah

Azi Paybarah is a reporter on the Politics desk. He joined The New York Times in 2018 and was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2021 for coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. He was a Knight-Wallace Fellow in 2017-2018 studying media credibility and previously covered politics for The New York Observer, WNYC and Politico New York.

He grew up in Queens and graduated from the University at Albany before returning to New York City. He began his career at The Queens Tribune in 2003 and later worked at the the New York Press and The New York Sun.

In 2011 Mr. Paybarah helped launch the website that became Politico New York, where he co-wrote their main morning newsletter. He also co-founded the politics podcast FAQ NYC just before joining The Times. His first assignment was to write the New York Today newsletter and column.

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