Jarrett Murphy

Jarrett Murphy is the executive editor and publisher of City Limits, which he joined as investigations editor in 2007; he was named editor-in-chief in April 2010 and publisher in May 2013. Prior to joining City Limits, Murphy worked as a metro reporter and media columnist at the Village Voice, where he ran the Power Plays political blog. From 2000 to 2004, Murphy served as a producer at CBSNews.com. He previously covered the state house and city hall for the Hartford Advocate. Murphy attended Fordham University, obtained a diploma in public financial policy from the London School of Economics, and holds a master’s in economics from the New School. He is the winner of the 2007 James W. Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism and the 2011 Deadline Club Award for best coverage of minority issues and has twice been a Livingston Award Finalist. He lives in the Bronx with his wife and two sons.