LA Times makes two new hires
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times’ deputy metro editor Stephanie Chavez and assistant managing editor for audience Samantha Melbourneweaver: We are pleased to announce that Jenny Gold and Kate Sequeira have joined the Los Angeles Times to anchor our new early childhood education initiative, which will explore the […]
LA Times taps Herrera to serve as national correspondent
The Los Angeles Times has hired Jack Herrera as a national correspondent focused on expanding coverage of the changing American West. He begins May 30. Recently, Herrera was a senior editor at Texas Monthly, where he covered Latino issues, immigration and elections. Before that, he reported, wrote and hosted Texas Monthly’s “White Hats” podcast, a […]
LA Times taps Ellis to serve as a LA County government reporter
Rebecca Ellis has joined the Los Angeles Times as a Los Angeles County government reporter. Previously, Ellis covered city politics, housing, homelessness, policing and other topics for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She was also a Kroc fellow at NPR. She covered general assignment and breaking news for the Miami Herald’s metro desk. Ellis graduated from Brown […]
The Messenger hires McCaskill as congressional reporter
Nolan D. McCaskill has joined The Messenger as a congressional reporter. Recently, he held the same post at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, McCaskill worked at Politico for more than six years. During this time, he served as a reporting fellow, breaking news reporter, White House reporter, congressional reporter, national political reporter, and race and […]
LA Times hires Walker on the newsletters team
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times’ head of newsletters Karim Doumar: Kevinisha Walker has joined the Los Angeles Times newsletter team as a multiplatform editor. In this role, Walker will help write and compile flagship L.A. Times newsletters and collaborate with writers and editors to improve the quality […]
Bhattacharyya joins the LA Times as data and graphics journalist
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times’ data and graphics director Hanna Sender and deputy director George LeVines: We’re thrilled to announce Abhinanda Bhattacharyya has joined the Data and Graphics desk. She’ll work with the team as a data and graphics journalist to combine narrative with numbers and use […]
LA Times to debut equity reporting initiative
The following excerpt was sent out from the Los Angeles Times: The Los Angeles Times is launching an equity reporting initiative focused on the extremes of poverty and wealth in California. It will explore the challenges facing low-income communities and efforts being made to address the economic divide. The two-year program will include dedicated coverage […]
Politico promotes two and hires one for its politics coverage
The following excerpt was sent out from Politico’s deputy managing editor for politics Sam Stein: All – Politics. Policy. Power. These are the three pillars at the heart of POLITICO. Since its inception, POLITICO has defined itself as the go-to outlet for national reporting on those pillars. We obsess about them. And our readers do […]
The Los Angeles Times seeks reporters, Latino initiatives
The Los Angeles Times is seeking reporters to join our growing team of journalists working on Latino Initiatives with a focus on building relationships with the Latino community. Job Description: Building on the success of the Latinx Files newsletter, digital Día de Muertos altar and packages on the Chicano Moratorium, Fernandomania @ 40 and LA […]
LA Times names Turner senior VP of content business strategy
The following excerpt was sent out from the Los Angeles Times: Julia Turner has been promoted to the newly created role of senior vice president for content business strategy at the Los Angeles Times, reporting to Executive Editor Kevin Merida. “Julia is a skilled editor and strategist who has been a key leader in our […]
