Seidman to cover mental health for LA Times
The Los Angeles Times has tapped Lila Seidman to cover mental health. Recently, she was working on the breaking/trending/metro desk as a reporter. She has also worked freelance for LA Times Community News, Gawker, Broadly (Vice) LA Weekly and more. She was also a staff writer at the Daily Journal in Los Angeles and a […]
Almino joins LA Times Image as deputy editor
The following excerpt announcement was sent on behalf of LA Times Image editor Ian Blair: Elisa Wouk Almino has joined Image as deputy editor. She will help Image redouble its efforts to tell stories that reflect the diversity and multifaceted brilliance of Los Angeles. She’s also going to help expand how the magazine authentically captures […]
LA Times appoints Tang editorial page editor
The Los Angeles Times has promoted Terry Tang to the post of editorial page editor. She recently held the post of Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion editor. Before that, she was deputy Op-Ed editor. She was formerly Director of Publications and Editorial at the ACLU. Before that, she was at The New York Times, where she […]
LA Times welcomes back Beckman as features editor
The Los Angeles Times has hired Brittany Levine Beckman as a features editor. She previously worked as a City Hall reporter for the Times from July 2011 to August 2014. Recently, she was at Mashable, where she worked for over 7 years. There, she served as an associate editor, deputy managing editor, and, most recently, […]
LA Times promotes Pegher to deputy editor of partnerships
The following excerpt announcement was sent out by the Los Angeles Times assistant managing editor for audience Samantha Melbourneweaver: Kelcie Pegher has been promoted to deputy editor of partnerships of the audience engagement team. Pegher joined The Times in 2018 as a multiplatform editor working on the News Desk and was promoted to assistant editor […]
WSJ tech reporter Yang departs for LA Times
Stephanie Yang has joined the Los Angeles Times as China correspondent. She comes from The Wall Street Journal, where she has worked for almost 6 years, recently as a tech reporter. Before that, she has served as a markets reporter, China correspondent and New York metro reporter at the Journal. Prior to joining The Journal, […]
L.A. Times hires five new staffers
The following excerpt note was sent on behalf of Los Angeles Times deputy managing editor Shelby Grad: I am pleased to announce the hiring of new staffers for Metro in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Northern California. Hannah Wiley has joined the Sacramento bureau as a state government reporter who will cover California criminal justice and housing […]
Parks, former LA Times top editor dies aged 78
Michael Parks, a Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, has died at the age of 78 due to kidney failure and a heart attack. He died at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena late Saturday after suddenly falling ill at home before dawn, according to his son, Christopher Parks. Parks had served as a foreign correspondent […]
Politico reporter Mays departs
Mackenzie Mays, a reporter covering education and policy for Politico California has left to join the Los Angeles Times’ Capitol bureau. Previously, Mays was an investigative reporter covering California’s Central Valley at The Fresno Bee. She was also an education reporter at Charleston Gazette-Mail in Charleston, West Virginia. She has also reported and edited for […]
Texas Tribune taps LA Times’ Chan as editor-in-chief
The Texas Tribune has appointed Sewell Chan as its editor-in-chief. Currently, Chan is an editorial page editor at the Los Angles Times. Chan has been with the Times for 3 years, joining as a deputy managing editor. His last day is September 3. Previously, he was with The New York Times for over 13 years, […]
