Recep Karaca
Position: Chief Editor
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Master’s Degree in Media Studies, Columbia University, New York
Career: Began as a political reporter for The Star-Ledger in Newark.
Worked as an editorial director for NJ Spotlight News.
Joined DailyNewsEn in 2021 as Chief Editor, leading the newsroom with a focus on impactful reporting.
Expertise: Politics, investigative journalism, and policy analysis.
Notable Achievements:
Awarded the New Jersey Press Association Medal for Outstanding Editorial Leadership.
‘Bitter Harvest’ reduces Ukrainian tragedy to melodramatic mush
The Holodomor -- an early 1930s famine in which millions of people in Ukraine are said to have died when their foodstuffs were confiscated...
Poll: Are you happy Carmelo Anthony is still a Knick?
Like President Donald Trump, Knicks head of operations and wannabe Zen master Phil Jackson bypasses the media and...
From 'Moonlight' to 'Manchester,' a critic marks his hypothetical Oscar ballot
Who will win? Who should win? I feign no expertise when it comes to the former, but if I had a ballot in this...
Who Is Prince Harry’s Girlfriend? Meghan Markle Hinted At Relationship With British Royal Even...
Meghan Markle’s relationship with Britain’s Prince Harry has been the object of much speculation since it was first reported in October last year. However,...
Who Is Srinivas Kuchibhotla? In Olathe Shooting, Kansas Man Adam Purinton Kills After Yelling...
In a case of possible hate crime in the U.S., a Kansas man was charged Thursday with fatally shooting an Indian man and injuring two others...
Friday’s Letters to the Editor
Translating TrumpEDITOR: I think we could all benefit from a Trump-English Dictionary. It would be simple to create. Just reverse everything he says. “Senate...
PD Editorial: 20 million reasons to retain and repair Obamacare
For six years, and over the course of five dozen high-profile, low-probability votes, Republicans in Congress vowed to do away with Obamacare.Republicans denounced the...
Sanford cop arrested, accused of lying on time sheets
Sanford police on Thursday arrested one of their own, Jason Bunch, on charges he filled out false time sheets for the city and on...
Mets spring training: Matt Harvey making slow but steady progress (PHOTOS)
So far, so good for the Mets reduced throwing program at spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The starting pitchers...
UC regents unanimously approve Georgia Tech dean as new chancellor for UC Davis
University of California regents unanimously approved a new chancellor for UC Davis on Thursday, tapping a Georgia Tech dean who is widely praised for...
Pokémon Day News: Pikachu With Party Hat Available Next Week
Pokémon Go has been at the top of the charts for a long time and one of the reasons for that is how often...
BU-Harvard set as Terriers seek 31st Beanpot
BOSTON -- Clayton Keller scored a key short-handed goal midway through the second period and No. 3 Boston University beat seventh-ranked Boston College 3-1...
After talking Derrick Rose-for-Ricky Rubio, Knicks stay the course
CLEVELAND -- For much of Thursday afternoon, the Knicks and Timberwolves were locked in a staring contest in their talks on a potential Derrick...
Fish fries around Bridgeville, Carnegie area set to mark Lenten season
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 15 hours ago Several local churches and organizations are hosting fish frys during the Lenten...
Ross officials blunt about rules for budding marijuana businesses
Township rules for dispensaries:• Operate indoors and not have outdoor seating or drive-thru service. • Cannot be located on the same site as a...
Stadium Series preview: Penguins-Flyers top 5 countdown list
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 7 hours ago Penguins beat writer Jonathan Bombulie counts down the top five in several...
MLBPA boss says union keeping close tabs on Kang case
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 6 hours ago BRADENTON, Fla. — The players' union is monitoring Jung Ho Kang's DUI...
Penguins acquire defenseman Ron Hainsey from Carolina
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 7 hours ago With injuries knocking players out of the Penguins lineup left and right,...
Pittsburgh, developer call truce over East Liberty apartment complex
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 7 hours ago Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto's administration and a Downtown developer who have battled...
Police dog grant raises eyebrows in Arnold — a city without a police dog
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 6 hours ago News that Arnold received a grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for...
Arrival screenwriter discusses sustaining tension and alien linguistics | Toronto Star
As far as hit Hollywood movies go, this one couldn’t be more unlikely: A linguist and a physicist are charged with deciphering alien communication...
La La Land’s female sound editing duo makes history | Toronto Star
In a landmark year for diversity at the Oscars, La La Land’s Ai-ling Lee has already made history — twice.The Singapore-born Lee and Mildred...
Beefed-up Raptors might be too big to fail: Arthur | Toronto Star
Facing last call at this year’s NBA bar, Masai Ujiri had to make a choice. It’s helpful to think of it as a Goldilocks...
Manitoba beats Ontario to take top seed at Tournament of Hearts | Toronto Star
ST. CATHARINES, ONT.— Michelle Englot was recruited precisely for this situation.Short on previous playoff experience at the Canadian women’s curling championship, Manitoba will lean...
So you’re an RRSP procrastinator | Toronto Star
So here we go again. You’re just days away from the RRSP deadline and you’re scrambling to make a contribution. Thanks to online banking...
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions supports continued use of private prisons | Toronto...
WASHINGTON—Attorney General Jeff Sessions signalled Thursday his strong support for the federal government’s continued use of private prisons, reversing an Obama administration directive to...
White House adviser asked FBI to dispute Russia reports | Toronto Star
WASHINGTON—White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers were frequently...
PunditFact: Website wrong with attack on Donald Trump, Dakota Access Pipeline
The statement4 Months Ago5 Months Ago4 Months AgoSays Donald Trump was "caught investing in (the) Dakota Pipeline before signing it."LearnProgress.org, Feb. 8 in a...
Lightning point streak ends with loss to Flames (w/ video)
TAMPA — The decision to start Andrei Vasilevskiy over red-hot Ben Bishop in goal Thursday night will understandably be questioned and debated in Lightning...
Food truck rules outnumber patrons in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — For the 23rd year running, Hong Kong is, in the opinion of the conservative Heritage Foundation, the freest economy in the...
Cosmos controversy: The universe is expanding, but how fast?
There is a crisis brewing in the cosmos, or perhaps in the community of cosmologists. The universe seems to be expanding too fast, some...
Old farmstead's history runs from John Brown to James Brown
DARGAN, Md. — From John Brown's raid to James Brown's wail, a stream of hot-blooded American history runs through a 19th century farmstead in...
Readers Write (Feb. 24): Congressional town halls, immigration policy, transgender policy, University of Minnesota...
My husband and I attended U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer’s town hall meeting Wednesday evening in Sartell, Minn., on the condition that we would behave...
Illegal immigrants: We may pay a steep price for this craziness
Now begins the latest chapter in our new president’s dissembling.Before cheering crowds in Florida last weekend, President Trump declared his resolve to deport “gang...
Plymouth meeting without U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen draws hundreds
Frustrated by a lack of town hall meetings on U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen’s calendar, some of his constituents set up a gathering of their...
As U.S. signals reversal on private prisons, Minnesota facility is back in play
Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled Thursday his strong support for the federal government’s continued use of private prisons — reversing a late-Obama-era directive to...
Challenges abound in Twins camp as first Grapefruit League game arrives
FORT MYERS, Fla. – In the past five years, Craig Breslow has twice come to a major league training camp with a minor league...
Resiliency is serving Gophers hockey team quite well
Despite the dire situation, Justin Kloos saw no hint of anxiety or resignation among his teammates. They reacted just as the Gophers captain expected...
Obituary: Warren Frost was ‘Twin Peaks’ doc, plus a mentor to Twin Cities actors
Best known for playing the small-town physician on “Twin Peaks” — a show co-created by his son — former Twin Cities actor and director...
Trickle of refugees fleeing the U.S. to Canada could become a deluge in the...
OTTAWA – As desperate asylum seekers continue to flee the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown by crossing into Canada, concern is growing here over whether...