LA Times’ Kaufman launches new culture column
Amy Kaufman, a senior entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times, has been named a columnist. With her new role, she has launched a new column “For Real with Amy Kaufman,” where she will “profile the icons, underdogs and rising stars shaping the culture,” as per her Tweet. Kaufman has been with the Times since […]
LA Times promotes Rubin to associate editor, exec producer roles
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times deputy managing editor and vice president of L.A. Times Studios Chris Stone: The Los Angeles Times is pleased to announce the promotion of Joel Rubin to associate editor for New Initiatives and executive producer for L.A. Times Studios. In his new role, […]
Carcamo moves to LA Times Food desk
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times’ food editor Daniel Hernandez: Cindy Carcamo has joined us as a staff writer in Food after a decade of covering multiple aspects of the immigration beat for the Los Angeles Times. She has proved to be a tenacious reporter in the field, […]
LA Times hires Holiday as Image Magazine contributor
The following excerpt was sent out from The Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles Times’ Image is thrilled to announce that Harmony Holiday is joining the magazine as a contributing writer. Holiday will be a key voice in the magazine’s ongoing mission to tell stories about L.A. life, style and culture in an authentic, rigorous and original way. […]
L.A. Times en Español adds three staff members
The following excerpt was sent out from on behalf of General Manager for Latino Initiatives Angel Rodriguez: The Los Angeles Times is pleased to announce some exciting changes to the Español team that better position us to reach the Spanish-speaking audience in Southern California through more engaging journalism. Reed Johnson will join the Español […]
LA Times hires Garcia as television editor
The Los Angeles Times has tapped Maira Garcia to serve as a television editor. In her new role, she will edit the Times’ television coverage and work with deputy editor Matt Brennan. Garcia joined from The New York Times, where she worked for more than 10 years, recently as assistant editor for audience. Before that, […]
LA Times appoints Dorsey assistant editor for guides
Danielle Dorsey has joined the Los Angeles Times’ food team as an assistant editor for guides. As per the Times: “This is a new role for our department, which reflects the newspaper’s overall commitment to utility journalism and service to our readers. Dorsey’s mission is to expand our growing slate of point-of-interest guides that reflect […]
LA Times hires Hutchison as art director for digital enterprise
The following was sent out on behalf of senior deputy design director Jim Cooke: We are excited to announce that Jess Hutchison has joined the Art Department as art director for digital enterprise at the Los Angeles Times. In her role, she will art-direct, illustrate and design some of the newsroom’s most ambitious digital projects. […]
Gohlke joins LA Times as deputy Op-Ed editor
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of editor of the editorial page Terry Tang: I’m delighted to announce that Josh Gohlke joined the Opinion department this week as a deputy Op-Ed editor. Gohlke comes to us from his most recent position as deputy opinion editor for the Sacramento Bee and McClatchy’s other California […]
LA Times’ Morlan departs for San Diego mayoral staff
Kinsee Morlan, a supervising editor at the Los Angeles Times, has left for a post in the San Diego mayor’s office. Her tweet reads: “After one incredible year at the @latimes , I’ve decided to make a big career change. I am beyond thrilled to be joining @MayorToddGloria’s office. I cannot wait to roll up […]
