LA Times names Servantez night editor for metro
The following excerpt announcement was sent out by LA Times deputy managing editor Shelby Grad: Jared Servantez is joining Metro as the night city editor. Servantez is already an important newsroom leader, serving as a multiplatform lead with a special emphasis on editing major investigations and projects. As Metro’s night editor, Servantez will play an […]
LA Times names Hubbard assistant editor, newsletters
The following announcement was sent on behalf of LA Times assistant managing editor Samantha Melbourneweaver and deputy editor for audience Seth Liss: We are very excited to announce that Amy Hubbard has joined the newsletters team as an assistant editor. She is focused on newsletter strategy, promotion and data. Hubbard started at the Los Angeles […]
LA Times taps Contreras to cover internet platforms and influencers
Los Angeles Times business editor Ben Muessig and deputy business editors Jeff Bercovici and Nour Malas sent out the following announcement: We are pleased to announce that Brian Contreras has joined the Business department, covering internet platforms and the influencer economy with the technology team. Since starting earlier this year, Contreras has written about Black creators […]
LA Times promotes Miller to post of Mexico City correspondent
The Los Angeles Times has promoted Leila Miller to the post of Mexico City correspondent. Since 2018, she has been a reporter at the paper and was also part of a team that was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Previously, she was at PBS Frontline. She was also an intern at KCRW, which broadcasts from […]
NY Times announces staff changes in sports
The following excerpt announcement was sent out from The New York Times sports editor Randy Archibold: I am pleased to announce that Tania Ganguli, the former Lakers beat writer for The Los Angeles Times, will be joining us later this month as our national N.B.A. writer. She comes to us after stints at ESPN, the Houston […]
LA Times adds three to staff
The Los Angeles Times has hired three new reporters to the California coverage team as per the following excerpt announcement by deputy managing editor Shelby Grad: Please join me in welcoming our new Metro staffers. Hayley Smith has joined Metro’s L.A. Now desk, covering trending topics and breaking news. She worked as an intern on […]
LA Times reporter Barboza moves to editorial board
Tony Barboza, an environment reporter at the Los Angeles Times, will be joining the Los Angeles Times Opinion editorial board to cover climate change and environmental justice. Barboza has been with the Times for 15 years. He was also a Ted Scripps Fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He was also […]
LA Times promotes Cavanaugh to assistant editor of the editorial page
The following excerpt announcement was sent out on behalf of Los Angeles Times editorial page editor Sewell Chan and deputy editorial page editor Mariel Garza: We are delighted to announce that Kerry Cavanaugh, who has covered city government, housing, transportation and the environment for the editorial board since 2013, has been promoted to assistant editor […]
LA Times data journalist Lu departs
Jennifer Lu, a data journalist at the Los Angeles Times, has left. Previously, she was an environment and general assignment reporter at La Crosse Tribune. Earlier, she covered air pollution regulations, policies, and laws for Bloomberg Environment. She was also a reporting intern at InquireFirst. Lu has a M.A. in journalism from the University of […]
Amato joins LA Times as editorial assistant
Madalyn Amato has joined the Los Angeles Times as an editorial assistant. Previously, she was a projects intern. She was also a content editor intern at Kidsguide Magazine and editor-in-chief of The Hornet. Amato holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
