Taipei-born Terry Tang, who has been leading the Los Angeles Times newsroom since January on an interim basis, on Monday was formally named executive editor.
She is the first woman to hold the post in the newspaper’s 142-year history.
Since being tapped for the interim role, Tang has reorganized the newsroom, formed her own leadership team and placed a heavier emphasis on traditional reporting, the LA Times said in a report announcing the appointment.
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“Terry in short order has demonstrated the capability of building on our legacy of excellence in journalism with stories that matter,” owner Patrick Soon-shiong said in a statement.
Tang, 65, has deep roots in southern California. She was born in Taipei, and her family spent a few years in Japan before emigrating to Los Angeles when she was six.
She graduated from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and earned a law degree from the New York University School of Law.
Before joining the LA Times, she worked for two years at the American Civil Liberties Union, where she served as director of publications and editorial.
Before that, she worked at the New York Times for 20 years in numerous roles.
Tang’s appointment comes during a tumultuous year for the news institution.
In January, the LA Times said that it would lay off at least 115 employees — more than 20 percent of the newsroom — in one of the company’s largest-ever staff cuts.
Tang replaces Kevin Merida, who abruptly left in late January after a two-and-a-half-year tenure.
Tang previously led the Opinion section for nearly two years after joining the LA Times in 2019 as deputy op-ed editor.
She will continue to oversee Opinion.
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