Deirdre Edgar
Deirdre Edgar is the Los Angeles Times’ former readers’ representative. From January 2010 to May 2018, she had the privilege of hearing directly from readers about questions of accuracy and fairness in Times coverage. Edgar is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach and joined The Times in 1999 as an editor. She is a member of the Organization of News Ombudsmen and a lifetime member of the American Copy Editors Society.
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Geoff Berkshire is joining the Los Angeles Times entertainment team as film editor.
May 16, 2017
The Times has updated its guidelines for covering the LGBTQ community.
April 21, 2017
The Times has launched a new, more interactive commenting platform on latimes.com.
April 1, 2017
Lorraine Ali has been named a television critic for the Los Angeles Times.
Feb. 8, 2017
Readers’ Representative Journal
Matt Doig joining L.A. Times as assistant managing editor/investigations
Matt Doig is joining the Los Angeles Times as assistant managing editor, investigations.
Feb. 2, 2017
Jen Yamato is joining the Calendar staff as a film reporter beginning Jan. 2.
Dec. 20, 2016
Readers’ Representative Journal
Letters about Japanese internment weren’t ‘civil, fact-based discourse’
Many Times readers have taken issue with two letters in this week’s Travel section, which criticized a Nov. 27 article about National Park sites that address issues of race and ethnicity in America’s history.
Dec. 12, 2016