Sabrina Tavernise

Sabrina Tavernise (born February 24, 1971) is an American journalist who writes for The New York Times. She was formerly a co-host of the Times podcast The Daily, before she announced that she would be leaving as a co-host on March 26, 2025. She has been a war correspondent for the Times from Iraq, Lebanon, and Russia, including recent dispatches from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Early life and education Raised in Granville, Massachusetts, Tavernise went to Westfield High School, and graduated in 1993 with a B.A. in Russian studies from Barnard College of Columbia University.

Career In 1997, after moving to Moscow, Tavernise was a freelance writer for publications including BusinessWeek. From 1997 to 1999, she worked for Bloomberg News.

In 2010, she became a national correspondent covering demographics, and was the lead writer for the Times on the 2010 United States census, capturing major demographic shifts underway in the United States, including in mortality and fertility, race and ethnicity.