Garry Pierre-Pierre is director of partnerships at URL Media and the founder and former publisher of The Haitian Times, one of URL Media’s inaugural network partners. He brings more than 35 years of journalism experience to his work supporting independent media organizations that serve Black, Brown and immigrant communities.
Pierre-Pierre spent eight years as a reporter at The New York Times and was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He founded The Haitian Times in 1999 to provide authoritative reporting about Haiti and the Haitian diaspora, building it into an essential source of community-centered news.
At URL Media, he oversees partner recruitment, onboarding, retention and long-term success, drawing on his experience operating a community newsroom and navigating the challenges facing independent publishers. His work is grounded in the belief that trusted community media can collaborate, share resources and build sustainable institutions without giving up the voices and relationships that make their journalism distinctive.