The New York Times is reassigning its pop music, theater, television and classical music critics as part of a plan to bring “new perspectives” to coverage. In a memo to employees on Tuesday obtained by Deadline, Culture Editor Sia Michel wrote that those impacted will be Jon Pareles, chief pop music critic since 1988; Jesse Green, theater critic since 2017; Margaret Lyons, television critic since 2016; and Zach Woolfe, classical music critic since 2022. The Times will be searching for new critics on their ...