LA Times names Jaime head of creator content
The Los Angeles Times has hired Angie Jaime as its head of creator content. She tweets, “I’m humbled to lead 404 by L.A. Times, a first-of-its-kind collective in any major U.S. newsroom.” She also works freelance as a digital media consultant. She also held editorial roles at Vice and was a creative strategist at Snapchat, […]
LA Times appoints Burkes and Peñaloza assistant editors
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of deputy managing editor Shelby Grad, assistant managing editor B.J. Terhune and deputy editor James Reed: Dawn Burkes and David Carrillo Peñaloza have been named assistant editors on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news initiative. Burkes has joined the team full time after […]
LA Times hires Purtill to cover science and medicine
Corinne Purtill has joined the Los Angeles Times as a science and medicine reporter. She has covered behavior, aging, science and technology as a freelancer for the New Yorker, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and more. Purtill worked as a senior reporter at Quartz, focusing on behavioral psychology, science, health, and work-life issues. She […]
LA Times promotes Luna to senior producer, video series
The Los Angeles Times has named Jackeline Luna senior producer for video series, focusing on producing video series and developing the next stage of the “United States of California” project, which she participated in during 2021 while serving as a video journalist. Luna has also interned at Politico, ABC News, The Mercury News and East […]
Stone named deputy managing editor, New Initiatives and VP of LA Times Studios
The Los Angeles Times has promoted Chris Stone to deputy managing editor, New Initiatives and VP of LA Times Studios. Recently, he held the post of executive sports editor. Prior to joining the Times, Stone was at Sports Illustrated for over 10 years. There, he was worked as an assistant managing editor, managing editor and […]
Wisk to oversee politics and policy coverage at the LA Times
The Los Angeles Times has promoted Allison Wisk to deputy editor, overseeing the Times’ politics and policy coverage in the Washington bureau. Previously, she held the post of California politics editor. Prior to joining the Times in 2016, Wisk was with The Dallas Morning News for more than 10 years. There, she served as reporter/assistant editor/senior […]
LA Times promotes Bryant to deputy politics editor
The Los Angeles Times has tapped Rebecca Bryant as deputy politics editor. In her new role, she will help oversee the midterm elections coverage after a short stint with the Washington D.C. bureau. Recently, she had been working on the 2020 presidential election coverage as an assistant editor, leading breaking news and live blogs. During […]
LA Times taps Baumann as deputy bureau chief for enterprise
Nick Baumann will join the Los Angeles Times as deputy bureau chief for enterprise in the Washington bureau. His begins his new role on June 13. Currently, Baumann is a politics editor at The Atlantic, where he manages a team of reporters and editors focused on national politics. Prior to that, he was a senior […]
Washington Post hires Hernandez as deputy national security editor
Efrain Hernandez Jr. will join The Washington Post as deputy national security editor. Hernandez comes from the Los Angeles Times, where he has worked on the metro, national and foreign desks. He begins on May 16. Hernandez joined the Times in 1994, where he covered L.A. as a general assignment reporter. He then became a […]
LA Times hires WSJ’s Sender as director of data and graphics
The following announcement was sent by Los Angeles Times executive editor Kevin Merida and managing editor Scott Kraft: Hanna Sender is joining the Los Angeles Times as the director of Data and Graphics. Sender brings a decade of experience to the role. As a visual editor at the Wall Street Journal since 2019, she has […]
