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EDITORIAL
Exceptional Editorial Quality: Our award-winning reporting staff has its ear to the ground, consistently breaking major stories, spotting emerging trends, and providing analysis of local business developments not found in any other publications.
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Charles Crumpley - Editor
Charles weighs in each week with his opinion - his "Comment" - about local business. While he pats the heads of those who make prescient or brave decisions, he's not afraid to kick the shins of businesses that make dunderheaded moves or governments that interfere with free markets. It can be newsy, it can be opinionated, or it can be funny, but the Comment column is always about business in Los Angeles County.
Charles Crumpley has been a reporter, writer or editor for 30 years, mostly with daily newspapers. He was born and raised in Kansas City, MO, and worked for years for the Kansas City Star, mainly as a senior financial writer. He was the editor of the business news section for two daily newspapers, including the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He was won four national journalism awards and studied Japanese banking and business practices in Tokyo as a senior Fulbright scholar. He has been editor of the Los Angeles Business Journal since January 2006.
He can be reached at (323) 549-5225 or by Email: ccrumpley@labusinessjournal.com.
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Alexa Hyland - Staff Reporter
Alexa Hyland is the Business Journal's legal reporter. She covers the business of law firms as well as business disputes between L.A.-based companies. She grew up in Orange County and graduated from the University of Southern California, where she earned a B.A. in print journalism and international relations. At USC, she was an editor of the Daily Trojan. She started work at the Business Journal in early 2008, and previously covered entertainment law for the legal newspaper Daily Journal.
Alexa can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: ahyland@labusinessjournal.com.
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Daniel Miller - Staff Reporter
Reporter Daniel Miller has covered real estate for the Los Angeles Business Journal since mid 2006. Previously, he worked for a year at the Ventura County Star in the Thousand Oaks bureau. He has also had stints at the Daily Breeze and Orange County Register. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California Los Angeles.
Every week, the Real Estate Column looks at the deals, companies and players that keep the Los Angeles County real estate scene active and vibrant. The column covers lease deals, property sales and a variety of transactions. It is a place in the Los Angeles Business Journal where news is regularly broken and is widely read in the local real estate community.
Daniel can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: dmiller@labusinessjournal.com.
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David Nusbaum - Research Director
David Nusbaum, a native Angeleno, created the sports business beat at the Business Journal. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley where he earned a B.A. in Political Science. At Berkeley, he taught a course on the history of baseball in American society and spent one season as a radio broadcaster for Cal Baseball on KALX-FM (90.7). He started work at the Business Journal in 2004 and also serves as the newspaper's research director. He received an award for sports writing from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2007.
The Sports Business Column follows the fast moving world of sports business. Coverage areas include professional and college teams in Los Angeles County as well as the sports leagues, venues, annual events, sponsorships and apparel manufacturers. This column does not cover on-the-field action but goes inside the owners' box and inside sports-related companies to show how business decisions affect the local community.
David can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: dnusbaum@labusinessjournal.com.
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Deborah Crowe - Staff Reporter
Deborah Crowe is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has more than a quarter decade of experience in covering local and state government, education, politics, business and health care issues. She joined the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2005.
The Health Care & Biotech Column gives the Business Journal's readers insight into the various issues faced by those industries, whether they are financial, competitive or regulatory issues. Coverage has looked at the potential impact of health care reform proposals on employers, innovative employee wellness programs being tried locally and efforts by companies to stay competitive by entering new business areas.
Deborah can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: dcrowe@labusinessjournal.com.
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Howard Fine - Staff Reporter
Howard Fine is a 10-year veteran of the Los Angeles Business Journal. He has covered public policy issues, transportation, economic development, banking and finance and various special assignments. He has won several awards, including Best Body of Work for a single reporter from the Association of Area Business Publications.
A Los Angeles native, Howard graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in English from Bates College in Lewiston, ME. Howard also obtained a master of science degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Ill.
Regulation Watch is a biweekly column that keep's business leaders apprised of new city, county and state regulatory issues that may affect their businesses. Coverage includes environmental regulations, workplace rules, and fees that are being considered by regulatory agencies.
Howard can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: hfine@labusinessjournal.com.
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Joel Russell - Staff Reporter
Reporter Joel Russell covers advertising, marketing and Hispanic issues for the Los Angeles Business Journal. Previously, he worked 11 years as senior editor of Hispanic Business magazine in Santa Barbara. He also was editor of Business Mexico, an English-language magazine in Mexico City. He holds a master's degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He joined the Business Journal in the spring of 2006.
Every two weeks, the Advertising & PR Column looks at the creative marketing industry in Los Angeles. Coverage includes breaking campaigns, new strategies, research, legal issues and media developments related to advertising and public relations. The final section of the column, titled "Agencies & Accounts," reports on account wins, agency openings or closings and M&A transactions.
Joel can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: jrussell@labusinessjournal.com.
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Laurence Darmiento - Managing Editor
Laurence has been Managing Editor of the Business Journal since January 2006. He had been at the newspaper five years before then as assistant managing editor and a reporter who covered the health care industry. He has worked at the Los Angeles Daily News, San Gabriel Tribune and other media outlets covering numerous beats, including the environment, politics and the courts.
Raised in suburban New York City, he received a B.A. in Philosophy from Cornell University and attended journalism graduate school at Louisiana State University. His work has been recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the Association of Area Business Publications and the Los Angeles Press Club.
Laurence can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: ldarmiento@labusinessjournal.com.
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Rick Clough - Staff Reporter
Reporter Richard Clough covers manufacturing, trade and transportation for the Los Angeles Business Journal. Prior to joining the Business Journal, he covered politics from the Washington bureau of the Chicago Tribune. He graduated from UCLA in spring of 2006 with a degree in history. He joined the Business Journal in January 2007.
Every other week, the Manufacturing Column keeps up with the manufacturing industry in Los Angeles, which has the largest manufacturing base in the country. This column focuses on mergers and acquisitions, recently awarded manufacturing contracts, shifts in strategy and changes in management among the county's manufacturers.
Every other week, the Trade & Transport Column examines business activity related to L.A.'s vast trade and transportation industries. Los Angeles is a major hub for international trade, with 40 percent of the nation's imports coming through the local ports. This column looks at the business transactions that keep L.A.'s import and export communities thriving, as well as the transportation companies that keep Los Angeles moving.
Rick can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: rclough@labusinessjournal.com.
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Maya Meinert - Staff Reporter
Reporter Maya Meinert writes the Marketplace column, specifically following trends and news in the retail, apparel, dining and hospitality industries.
She comes to the Los Angeles Business Journal from the Los Angeles Daily Journal where she covered the legal community.
Maya can be reached at 323-549-5225 x228 or by Email: mmeinert@labusinessjournal.com.
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Charles Proctor - Staff Reporter
Charles covers the technology industry for the Los Angeles Business Journal. He comes to the paper with work experience at the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times and Hartford Courant in Connecticut.
Charles grew up in San Francisco and was editor of the Daily Bruin at UCLA where he earned his B.A. in English.
Charles can be reached at 323-549-5225 x230 or by Email: cproctor@labusinessjournal.com.
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David Haldane - Staff Reporter
David joined the Los Angeles Business Journal in November 2008 and currently covers the non-profit sector and local casinos. He carries a Bachelor of Arts degree and hails from the Los Angeles Times where he spent 23 years covering education, religion, environment, health, transportation, crime and other general assignments.
David can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: dhaldane@labusinessjournal.com.
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Francisco Vara-Orta - Staff Reporter
Francisco’s assignment at the Los Angeles Business Journal includes coverage of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, trade and transportation issues, and manufacturing across the county. He joined the paper in 2008 after leaving the Los Angeles Times. He also gained experience writing for the Austin American-Statesman, Laredo Morning Times, and La Prensa de San Antonio, a bilingual semi-weekly publication in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Francisco started his journalistic endeavors as the editor of The Rattler, his college paper at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio.
Francisco can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: fvara-orta@labusinessjournal.com.
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Steve Silkin - Assistant Managing Editor
Steve Silkin joined the Business Journal in December 2003 and is now deputy managing editor. He grew up in Los Angeles and studied at La Sorbonne in Paris where he began his career in journalism at the International Herald Tribune in 1983. He returned to Los Angeles in 1986 and has worked as a reporter and editor at the Simi Valley Enterprise, the Ventura County Star and travel guide publisher Guest Informant.
Steve can be reached at 323-549-5225 x229 or by Email: ssilkin@labusinessjournal.com.
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Tom Hicks - News Desk Editor/Calender
Tom Hicks is the newsdesk editor. He is a native Angeleno and UCLA alumnus. Prior to joining the Business Journal in 2007, he worked at the Los Angeles Daily News and the show business trade paper Variety.
Steve can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: thicks@labusinessjournal.com.
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Ringo Chiu - Staff Photographer
Ringo H.W. Chiu has been a staff photographer of Los Angeles Business Journal since September 2003. He has been a professional photographer for 20 years. He was born in mainland China and raised in Hong Kong and worked for Hong Kong Express, Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily and Evening Post on various major assignments such as Eastern China flooding, Sino-British meetings in Beijing, amnesty for Chinese illegal immigrants in Macau, Hong Kong Handover 1997. He has been a freelance photographer for Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and Getty Images since he was in United States. In 2001, he drove straight to New York City to cover the 911 attacks.
He has earned recognition and respect in the photography field. His works have been published in the world and have received numerous honors such as Canada's Photojournalism Photography Award Winner in Applied Arts Magazine Annual Contest 2007, Press Photographer Association of Greater Los Angeles's Picture of the Year in 2002, 2005 and 2006, The Best Hong Kong News Photography in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
Ringo can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: rchiu@labusinessjournal.com.
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Yoo Mi Chin - Intern
Yoo Mi Chin has been interning at the Business Journal since May 2007. She was born in Seoul, Korea, and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. She graduated from University of Southern California with bachelor's degrees in comparative literature and Spanish. She also holds a master's degree in print journalism from USC. Previously, she interned at the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Magazine. She also worked as a foreign correspondent for a Korean news radio.
Yoo Mi can be reached at 323-549-5225 or by Email: ychin@labusinessjournal.com.
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