Zachary Pincus-Roth

Zach is the new media editor at USA TODAY, overseeing coverage of internet culture. He was an editor in The Washington Post Style section for ten years, working on coverage of culture, fashion, politics and other topics, and he was the arts and culture editor at L.A. Weekly for five years. He has written about arts, entertainment, technology and politics for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, The New Republic, The Village Voice, Variety and other publications. Zach has appeared on CNN and NPR, and wrote the companion book to the hit Broadway musical “Avenue Q.” He served as a Tony Awards voter and was appointed to the nominating committee for the Lucille Lortel Awards. Zach has taught at Loyola Marymount University, and received several honors from the L.A. Press Club, including runner-up for journalist of the year at the 2013 National Entertainment Journalism Awards. Zach grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and graduated from Princeton University. He lives with his wife and daughter in Washington, DC.