Los Angeles Times interim executive editor Terry Tang announced Tueaday that Hector Becerra has been promoted to managing editor of The Times. Becerra will oversee daily newsgathering and editorial operations, beginning Tuesday. He will also work with Tang to examine all aspects of The Times’ report and editorial staffing as the newsroom undergoes a leadership transition and reorganization. “His commitment to journalism, his integrity and his dedication to The Times have long earned him the deep respect of his colleagues,” Tang said of Becerra. Becerra is a native Angeleno who grew up in Boyle Heights and made his first foray into journalism as the editor of his college newspaper, the University Times at Cal State Los Angeles.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2024 17:52 UTC