San Fernando Biz Journal names new editor

Joel Russell has been named the new editor of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

He replaces Laurence Darmiento, who left to become an assistant business editor at the Los Angeles Times.

A story on its website states, “For the last two years, Russell served as managing editor at the Business Journal. Both he and Darmiento previously worked at the Los Angeles  Business Journal, a sister publication, and came to the Valley in late 2012.

“In his new position, he intends to provide breaking news as well as in-depth articles and features on local companies that will keep readers informed of what businesses and business people are doing.

“‘Since my first visit to Los Angeles in 1984, I have felt the San Fernando Valley is a magical place,’ he said. ‘From the Disney headquarters
at one end to the industrial labs of Chatsworth at the other, it’s a petri dish of entrepreneurial experimentation. I look forward to capturing that spirit in our publication.’

“Prior to working as a reporter at the Los Angeles Business Journal, Russell, who’s fluent in Spanish, was senior editor at the now defunct Hispanic Business magazine in Santa Barbara. He holds degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.”

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