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.
Tech accountability reporter Bhuiyan departing LA Times for The Guardian
Johana Bhuiyan, a tech investigative reporter on the business desk at the Los Angeles Times, is leaving the paper for a job at The Guardian. Her last day is Friday. She will start at The Guardian on Aug. 30 and move to New York in 2022. At The Times, she covers the technology industry with […]
LA Times taps Calmes as Washington-based columnist
Jackie Calmes will now be a Washington-based columnist for the Los Angeles Times. For the past four years, Calmes was White House editor at the paper. She was also a White House and politics correspondent at The New York Times for over 8 years. She also served as Congress, White House, politics reporter at The […]
Gray departs Bloomberg for LA Times
The Los Angeles Times has hired Philip Gray as deputy op-ed editor Opinion. Gray joins from Bloomberg News, where he was an editor for 6 years on the diversity and sustainability teams. Prior to Bloomberg, he was with The New York Times for more than 7 years, joining as a copy editor for Business Day. […]
Guerrero to join LA Times as opinion columnist
Award-winning journalist, essayist and author Jean Guerrero will be joining the Los Angeles Times as an opinion columnist. She starts Jul. 12. Guerrero’s writing has also been published in Politico, Vanity Fair, Wired, the Nation, the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Seattle Times, NPR, the PBS NewsHour, and Best […]
LA Times taps Alpert as public health writer
Emily Alpert is now a public health writer on the metro desk at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she held the post of reporter. Alpert has been with the Times for over 9 years, joining as a WorldNow blogger/web editor. Before that, she was a staff writer at voiceofsandiego.org. Her work has also been featured […]
Soble, two-time Loeb winner, dies at 85
Ronald Soble, who was part of two Loeb Award winners for the Los Angeles Times, died June 20 in Sacramento at the age of 85. An obituary states, “In 1957, Soble graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism. In 1962, Soble received a master’s degree in communication from Stanford University. In addition to serving as […]
LA Times seeks transportation reporter
The Los Angeles Times has an opening for a reporter to cover transportation, mobility and commuting in California. This position comes open at a vital time. The pandemic has upended certain bedrock assumptions – that the commute will always be long and bad, that the 405 will always be a parking lot, that Californians will […]
LA Times hires Cory for the audience engagement team
Leslie Cory has joined the Los Angeles Times audience engagement team as an editor embedded in the Features section. Previously, Cory was priority product development lead at the Solutions Journalism Network. Before that, she has held the posts of solutions specialist health, story database fellow and SolutionsU Newsletter and social media strategist. She was also […]
