LA Times biz writer joins Beijing bureau

David Pierson, a Los Angeles Times business reporter, has joined the paper’s Beijing bureau to cover business issues in that country.

A memo from deputy business editor Marla Dickerson states, “A member of The Times Business section, he’ll be covering business and economic issues in one of the world’s most dynamic economies. China is America’s factory floor and Uncle Sam’s banker, and Beijing is seeking a much more assertive role in shaping the future of the world financial order. David will be our point man covering China’s economic rise, and the implication for the United States.

“David started at The Times in 2000 as a METPRO, and has covered cops, education and the San Gabriel Valley. He joined the Business staff last fall as a regional economics reporter. David is a graceful writer whose front-page efforts include a Column One profile of an Alhambra Big Boy diner-turned-Asian-noodle joint and what happens to public officials who mess with the Girl Scout-cookie mafia.

“David was born in Hong Kong and raised in New Jersey. He studied journalism at St. John’s University in New York. He previously worked at Newsday.”

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