Natalie S. Meade is a first-generation Caribbean-American writer and full-time member of the The New Yorker’s editorial staff. Her position as a fact-checker informs her standards for her own reporting. Natalie’s mission as a journalist is to publish stories about Caribbean life, the environment, culture, and human rights. Her work is published in The New Yorker, Vogue, the L.A. Times, among others. Natalie is a part-time adjunct professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
At the end of an editorial internship at Harper’s Magazine, in the spring of 2017, Natalie joined The New Yorker. She has since contributed to award-winning criticism and reporting by Vinson Cunningham, Ronan Farrow, Hannah Goldfield, Jennifer Gonnerman, and Jia Tolentino.
She has moonlighted as fact-checker for E.S.P.N, Marvel, and New York Public Radio. She has fact-checked various non-fiction books including “Circle of Hope” by Eliza Griswold— a 2024 National Book Award finalist.
Natalie completed a M.S. in journalism from Columbia University, in 2016. Her Master’s thesis is about the availability of mental health care for asylums seekers who survived torture. Natalie went to college at the University of Delaware, where she double-majored in mass communications and psychology; she’s part of the 2011 graduating class. She is originally from central New Jersey and spent her early career commuting to her media buying job at an advertising agency in midtown. Natalie went to graduate school on nights and weekends— she officially changed careers in 2017.
This writer generally balances her professional roles with dedicated time for wellness and travel. Natalie practices yoga almost daily and takes dance classes at Alvin Ailey. She meditates while cooking seasonal offerings from the farmers’ market. On most weekends you can find her writing in Harlem, sweating at a hot yoga studio, or catching a vibe at a concert. Her favorite travel destination is anywhere near a beach or mountains, ideally both.