Sections Show Search COMPANY NEWS Announcements Newsroom LATEST COMPANY NEWS L.A. Times Has Awards Season Covered with The Envelope The Times’ comprehensive coverage includes new issues of The Envelope starting this week, plus a new season of the podcast launching Nov. 30 COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT About the L.A. Times | Media kit Executive team and masthead Newsroom staff directory Rights and permissions Members of the media may contact the Communications Dept. by email: CommsDept@latimes.com Comms Dept. Twitter feed ANNOUNCEMENTS L.A. Times Offers Special Gift Items for Holiday Season The Los Angeles Times is offering a range of products, from branded apparel to puzzle books, for purchase this holiday season. The Shop L.A. Times holiday collection includes some of the online store’s most popular styles in adult apparel available for a limited time in a special color, hunter green. Nov. 22, 2021 Times Photographer Irfan Khan Honored with Distinguished Journalist Award The Society of Professional Journalists Greater Los Angeles chapter recently honored Los Angeles Times Photographer Irfan Khan with the Distinguished Journalist award. Nov. 9, 2021 Los Angeles Times Earns Awards for Food Writing from the International Assn. of Culinary Professionals Times restaurant critic Bill Addison earned an award for food writing in the restaurant criticism/review category and columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson won for food writing in the personal essays/memoir writing category. Oct. 27, 2021 L.A. Times, Times Community News and ‘L.A. Times Today’ Shine in Los Angeles Press Club Competition The Times received 60 awards across dozens of categories in the Southern California Journalism Awards. Oct. 21, 2021 ‘Hear Me Out’ Video Series Expands on Letters to the Editor New L.A. Times video series spotlights recent letters to the editor Oct. 20, 2021 L.A. Times’ ‘Fumed Out’ Investigation Wins Loeb Award The investigation by Kiera Feldman won in the Explanatory category Oct. 11, 2021 The Los Angeles Times Revives ‘Black L.A.: Looking at Diversity’ Series from 1982 L.A. Times digitizes 1982 series ‘Black L.A.: Looking at Diversity’ Oct. 5, 2021 The Los Angeles Times Scores 15 Honors from the Society for Features Journalism L.A. Times is honored with 15 awards from the Society for Features Journalism Excellence-in-Features Awards competition Sept. 29, 2021 Univision Los Angeles to Air L.A. Times’ “Fernandomania @ 40” Docuseries in Honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month The four-part video series from The Times will air on Saturdays at 11 p.m. PT beginning Sept. 18 on Univision 34 Sept. 15, 2021 Load More NEWSROOM Mary Kate Metivier, Javier Panzar promoted to assistant editors for audience engagement In their new roles, they will continue to train staff on digital best practices, create robust engagement plans for Metro’s work and take on more long-term strategic planning. Nov. 19, 2021 Iris Lee promoted to assistant editor for news applications In this newly created position, she will lead the development of data-driven projects and look to mine the data gathered by our apps for enterprise work. Nov. 19, 2021 Jared Servantez named night editor for Metro He will run breaking news coverage in the evening hours and plan the California print section, often giving final reads to big stories and planning for the next day. Nov. 17, 2021 Shani Escalona joins ‘L.A. Times Today’ team as an assistant video editor She is an Emmy Award-winning video editor who comes to The Times from KCRA-TV in Sacramento. Nov. 16, 2021 Jazmín Aguilera to join the L.A. Times as head of audio The Santa Cruz native will bring her knowledge of California, podcasts and audience to her new role, which starts Nov. 29. Nov. 11, 2021 Alex Tatusian moves to The Times’ Art Department as deputy design director As deputy design director, Alex Tatusian will shepherd the art direction and design of some of the The Times’ most ambitious digital projects. Nov. 9, 2021 Alexa Sonnenfeld named L.A. Times chief of staff This is a new role designed to build on the close relationships she already has established with newsroom leaders, including helping department heads assess and make progress on goals for their coverage areas. Nov. 8, 2021 Austin Knoblauch promoted to assistant sports editor He has been involved in virtually every significant digital initiative in the department and has been critical in its recent growth and success. Nov. 3, 2021 Amy Wong working with the audience team, focused on entertainment and arts She is responsible for project promotion and rollout and on growing audience for our Book Club, internet culture coverage and arts. Nov. 2, 2021 Brian Contreras covering technology for Business Brian Contreras has joined the Business department, covering internet platforms and the influencer economy with the technology team. Nov. 2, 2021 Susana Sanchez joins The Times as an art director She will be working on the launch of the new Envelope magazine with the design and creative directors to explore visual possibilities for both print and digital. Nov. 2, 2021 Amy Hubbard moves to assistant editor for newsletters She is focused on newsletter strategy, promotion and data. 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