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Sarah Maslin Nir (born March 23, 1983) is an American journalist, best known for her investigative reporting on exploitation among nail salon workers in the ''New York Times''. The daughter of psychiatrist Yehuda Nir and psychologist Bonnie Maslin,〔(Joseph Berger, "Yehuda Nir, a Psychiatrist and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 84", New York Times (July 19, 2014) )〕 Nir was born and grew up in Manhattan, attending Brearley School. She graduated from Columbia College in 2005, majoring in political science and philosophy. As an undergraduate, she was the Style Editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator. She is also a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism (2009).〔(WikiCU, "Sara Maslin Nir" )〕 Before attending the J-School, Nir lived in London and worked as a freelancer for several U.S. and international publications. Nir initially freelanced for the Times, contributing to 11 different sections of the paper. She covered New York City’s nightlife for the Times from 2010 until the end of 2011, as the paper's “Nocturnalist” columnist, once attending 25 parties in five days.〔(The New York Times, "Timestopics: Sara Maslin Nir" )〕〔(Columbia Journalism School, "Sarah Maslin Nir '09 is the Nocturnalist" )〕 She became a trainee reporter in 2011 and worked as a rewrite reporter for late-night news, during which time she camped out overnight at Zuccotti Park with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, and later reported on the dismantling of the camp. She was promoted to staff reporter covering Queens for the Metro section in May, 2013. In February, 2015, she became a general assignment reporter focusing on Manhattan.〔(Jeremy Barr, "New York Times Metro Makes Some Changes" )〕 In May 2015, a Nir's exposé on the working conditions of manicurists in New York City and elsewhere and the health hazards to which they are exposed attracted wide attention, resulting in emergency workplace enforcement actions by New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo.〔(Sarah Maslin Nir, "Cuomo Orders Emergency Measures to Protect Workers at Nail Salons", New York Times, (May 11, 2015) )〕 In July 2015, the story's claims of widespread illegally low wages were challenged by former ''New York Times'' reporter Richard Bernstein, in the ''New York Review of Books''. Bernstein, whose wife owns two nail salons, asserted that such illegally low wages were inconsistent with his personal experience, and were not evidenced by ads in the Chinese-language papers cited by the story.〔(Richard Bernstein, "What the 'Times' Got Wrong About Nail Salons", New York Review of Books, (July 25, 2015) )〕 ''NYT'' editorial staff subsequently published a rebuttal, refuting Bernstein's criticisms with examples of several published ads and criticizing his response as industry advocacy.〔(Dean Baquet, et al , "Rebuttal to The NYRB's Article on NYT Nail Salon Series," The New York Times, (July 28, 2015) )〕 The independent ''NYT'' Public Editor also reported that she had previously corresponded with Bernstein and looked into his complaints, and expressed her belief that the story's reporting was sound.〔(Margaret Sullivan, "Criticism of 'Unvarnished' Brings a Strong Times Defense" The New York Times, (July 29, 2015) )〕 In September and October 2015, nail salon owners and workers protested at ''NYT'' offices several times, in response to the story and the ensuing New York State crackdown.〔(Sage Lazzaro, "Nail Salon Industry Stages Protest Outside NYT Building," Observer (September 21, 2015) )〕〔(Helen Holmes, "Here's Why Hundreds of Nail Salon Owners Are Protesting the New York Times," Jezebel (October 7, 2015) )〕 In October 2015, ''Reason Magazine'' published a three part re-reporting of the story by Jim Epstein, charging that the series was filled with misquotes and factual errors respecting both its claims of illegally low wages and health hazards. Epstein additionally argued that the ''NYT'' had mistranslated the ads cited in its rebuttal of Bernstein, and that those ads actually validated Bernstein's argument.〔(Jim Epstein, "The New York Times' Nail Salons Series Was Filled with Misquotes and Factual Errors. Here's Why That Matters. (Part 1)," Reason (October 27, 2015) )〕〔(Jim Epstein, "How The New York Times' Flawed Reporting on Nail Salons Closed Opportunities For Undocumented Immigrants (Part 2)," Reason (October 28, 2015) )〕〔(Jim Epstein, "The New York Times Says Working in Nail Salons Causes Cancer and Miscarriages. The Evidence Says Otherwise. (Part 3)," Reason (October 29, 2015) )〕 In November 2015, the ''NYT'' public editor concluded that the exposé's "findings, and the language used to express them, should have been dialed back — in some instances substantially" and recommended that "The Times write further follow-up stories, including some that re-examine its original findings and that take on the criticism from salon owners and others — not defensively but with an open mind." In 2015 she was named as one of ''The Forward'' 50. And is the recipient of the New York Newswomens' Club award for in-depth reporting. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sarah Maslin Nir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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