▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Times ' ▁Week ▁in ▁Review ▁section ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Before ▁that , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁b ureau ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 ; ▁assistant ▁editor ▁in ▁Washington ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ; ▁assistant ▁metropol itan ▁editor ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁assistant ▁national ▁editor ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Land man ▁joined ▁The ▁Times ▁as ▁a ▁copy ▁editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁For ▁six ▁months , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁acting ▁Sunday ▁business ▁editor , ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁M oney ▁& ▁Business ▁section ▁and ▁for ▁six ▁months , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁acting ▁deput y ▁met ro ▁editor . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁The ▁Times , ▁Land man ▁was ▁deput y ▁city ▁editor ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁rep orter ▁at ▁News day , ▁where ▁he ▁covered ▁Su ff olk ▁County , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁rep orter ▁covering ▁education , ▁city ▁hall ▁and ▁investig ative ▁news ▁stories ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁assistant ▁city ▁editor