Fergus McIntosh

Head Research Editor at The New Yorker

New York, New York, United States

About

I run the fact-checking department at The New Yorker, managing a large team that is responsible for upholding the magazine’s standards of accuracy, fairness, and thoroughness. I worked on Ronan Farrow’s investigative series on Harvey Weinstein, among many other stories, and love good writing and excellent reporting.

Experience

  • The New Yorker (11 yrs)
    • Head Research Editor
      Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

      I co-lead The New Yorker’s fact-checking department, which is responsible for upholding standards of accuracy and fairness across the publication. Besides reading and providing editorial input on stories we publish, I manage almost thirty people, and am responsible for hiring and training new fact-checkers.

    • Co-Deputy Head of Fact-Checking
      Jan 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Fact-checker
      Aug 2015 - Oct 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos

      I fact-checked Ronan Farrow’s investigative series on Harvey Weinstein, and worked on major stories by writers including Dexter Filkins, Jelani Cobb, Rebecca Mead, Margaret Talbot, Rachel Aviv, Patrick Radden Keefe, and many others.

  • Freelance Researcher at Freelance
    Jan 2015 - Jan 2022 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    Research and fact-checking for books and TV, including "Say Nothing" by Patrick Keefe, "American Oligarchs" by Andrea Bernstein, and "Wagnerism" by Alex Ross.