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Reed Johnson

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Writer/Editor in LA and Bilbao, Spain. Former LA Times en Español, Wall Street Journal, foreign correspondent in Mexico & Brazil, former LAT Guild Unit Chair.

LA and Bilbao, Spain
Joined June 2009
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3 months
I’ve been laid off, but am grateful this remarkable woman could be my final LA Times story. “Can L.A.'s Maria Rosario Jackson use art to heal an anxious America? Joe Biden thinks so”
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5 years
Border Protection chief resigns as migrant children are moved back to troubled Texas facility. “Children should not have to sleep on the ground under Mylar blankets,” he said. “This is the United States of America.”
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7 years
Responding to Trump, L.A. proposes $10-million legal defense fund for immigrants facing deportation
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5 years
1 in 4 female undergrads said they were sexually assaulted on campus. At USC, it’s nearly 1 in 3
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10 years
Orange you glad they're here? Dutch #worldcup fans bring colorful culture with them to Brazil http://t.co/sCqaL6CE4d http://t.co/PCdnr7GYMz
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Reed Johnson
5 years
It’s getting late in the day, but our valiant #LATguild bargaining committee is still hard at work at the bargaining table, and we all stand behind them in getting our first union contract. @latguild
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8 months
Meet Pinky, Miss Crenshaw, and other remarkable supermarket shoppers facing a loneliness epidemic in this wonderfully sensitive and astute feature by ⁩ ⁦ @marisagerber
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8 months
Much-needed nurses are flocking to California, where nurses make 50% more than national average and have strong unions and forceful regulations, and minimum nurse staffing levels at hospitals are mandated.
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5 years
LA Times lawyers need to cease and desist with bringing 11th-hour proposals to the bargaining table that undermine trust, and get serious about wrapping up our first contract. #LATguild @latguild
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Reed Johnson
6 years
Time for entire L.A. community - mayor, supervisors, culture leaders, H'wood, church folk, pro sports, AFL-CIO, advertisers - to vocally support @latguild 's contract bid. A quality daily newspaper is crucial to the region's civic welfare, and benefits us all.
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Reed Johnson
2 years
Our Guild saved the L.A. Times by persuading the Tribune Company to unload the paper. Without it, today the LAT would be a shell. Support the union.
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Reed Johnson
4 years
Southern California outpacing Bay Area in new coronavirus cases. So where’s the peak?
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Reed Johnson
27 days
“The modern strikebreaker sells his birthright, his country…and his fellow men for an unfulfilled promise from his employer….” — Jack London, in 1904. Solidarity with @rocnewsguild @PGHGuild @AustinNewsGuild
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I know there are many Gannett shops that are non-unionized, and, when asked to go work at a striking location, reporters there likely feel they have no choice. But I say this sincerely: I'm not sure how I could look at myself in the mirror if I agreed.
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Reed Johnson
11 years
Ambulante festival documental de @GaelGarciaB y @diegoluna_ cruzara la frontera y mostrara en L.A. en 2014 http://t.co/rY3WGId9ik
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Three inmates died in Los Angeles County jails in just over a week
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Reed Johnson
8 months
Great reporting, writing, photos and graphics make this package as compelling as it is uplifting: In an increasingly pessimistic era, immigrants espouse a hallmark American trait — optimism
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Reed Johnson
1 year
At last, the dream jobs in Latino-centered journalism you've been waiting for, led by @ajrod , @fidmart85 and @A_MartinaIbanez , three folks who care deeply about the same things you do, and know what needs to happen if U.S. journalism is to have a future. Please apply soonest!
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1 year
Hi folks, we are looking for reporters to join the @latimes Latino Initiative teams. What are we looking for? People who will help us explore the many countours of Latinidad, to help us define it and challenge it. Is this you? Apply!
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Reed Johnson
4 years
Frank Shyong: Here’s how HiFi, or Historic Filipinotown, got its name
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Despite the midday sun, a long line at Jackeline Cacho’s book signing at español stage at LAT Festival of Books ⁦ @latimesfob
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1 year
La música y la narración continúan en el escenario Español del LAT Festival of Books @latfob con la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles.
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Reed Johnson
10 years
U.S. will revoke or not grant visas to dozens of Venezuela officials http://t.co/QmkTfXxQTE via @WSJ
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Reed Johnson
7 years
Trump’s pledge to dismantle U.S. trade agreements is opening the door for China to strengthen Latin American ties
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1 year
Susie Jaramillo dirige una canción bilingüe en el escenario Español del LAT Festival del Libro. @latfob
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10 years
Gustavo Dudamel of @LAPhil composes score for 'Liberator' biopic about Simón Bolívar http://t.co/E2Hol8DHXz via @WSJ http://t.co/6Z4Z9mt8h2
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Warming up the crowd at the Español stage LAT Festival of Books!
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Reed Johnson
4 years
Two newlywed Iranian Canadian couples among those killed in crash
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Maritere Rodríguez Bellas tiene un público atento mientras lee su libro ¡Tengo un secreto! en el escenario español del LA Times Festival of Books.
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Reed Johnson
8 years
Packed buses. Packed subways. Who says Brazilians not into #RioOlympics2016 ?
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Reed Johnson
4 years
UC reeling under staggering coronavirus costs; ‘the worst impacts ... all at once’
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Mucha charla en el Festival de Libros LAT @latfob con la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles.
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Jessica Perez joins the Latino Initiatives team as community editor. This is great news for The Times and for Los Angeles, a tremendous addition to our growing Latino coverage.
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Reed Johnson
7 years
Five ways Brazil President Michel Temer could be forced out via @WSJ
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Reed Johnson
5 years
@latguild All through the calamitous ownership of the LA Times over the previous several years, the one constant was the talented, dedicated staffers who kept doing great journalism. It’s a new day, & time to let them share in the rewards by giving a fair contract. #faircontract
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Reed Johnson
7 years
Trump's feud with Mexico will inflame anti-Americanism across hemisphere, weakening US security. Bad idea.
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Reed Johnson
7 years
I've lived in 4 of the 10 (LA, DF, SP, DET) and love them all. "The Top 10 UGLIEST CITIES in the World."
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8 years
Anger Grows Over Rio de Janeiro Bike Path Failure, Amid Revelations of Govt., Contractor Ties
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8 years
Brazil Senator’s Plea Bargain Contains Accusations Against Rousseff via @WSJ
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Carlos Jaramillo dice que "no hay un camino corto" para nada en la vida, incluida la dieta (especialmente con el camión de comida Oaxaca On Wheels estacionado junto al escenario Español en el Festival de Libros de LA Times. Recomiendo las quesadillas.) @latfob
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Luis Humberto Crosthwaite: ‘La frontera tiene mucho que decir’
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Reed Johnson
6 years
Immigration is up, and crime rates are down — exactly the opposite of what Trump claims, and what almost half of Americans mistakenly believe. via @NYTimes
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Reed Johnson
7 years
Defiant LAPD chief says department will refuse to help Donald Trump’s deportation efforts
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Pandemic food benefits are ending for millions of Californians. Now what?
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Reed Johnson
10 years
South America's busiest thoroughfare, Ave. Paulista, during #worldcup "rush" hour. http://t.co/Kw1Mh9iRyy
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Reed Johnson
9 years
A gay-rights activist’s invite to the Pope’s speech gave hope to Paraguay’s LGBT community http://t.co/SCbnohlLhz via @WSJ
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Reed Johnson
1 year
A lovely and loving tribute to a round barn in rural Oklahoma that's "more of a prairie cathedral," and to the remarkable man who built it.
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Reed Johnson
9 months
A great tribute to the journalist and author who exposed the Mexican government’s massacre of students before the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. I’ve interviewed her a few times and she still has that inner fire.
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9 months
El premio Carlos Fuentes de México es un asunto de amistad para Poniatowska
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Reed Johnson
5 years
Shout-out to the #LATGuild bargaining committee. Over the last year they’ve spent countless hours negotiating a contract with management. They’re back at it today.
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Reed Johnson
5 years
These California bills would train nurses, judges and police how to spot their own biases
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Reed Johnson
5 years
At Mexico’s southern border, migrants feel the pinch of a crackdown spurred by U.S.
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Reed Johnson
1 year
“You were a lot of firsts in everything, even to the end.” Gustavo Arellano visits Gloria Molina, whose farewell message to L.A. is, ‘Don’t be corrupt’
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Reed Johnson
10 years
If Barnett Newman painted soccer pitches: Beautiful pix of São Paulo futebol fields #worldcup http://t.co/C2AhWh5s0F http://t.co/F73vpYN1iv
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Reed Johnson
11 years
Quetzal, Ozomatli, @lasantacecilia , other bands back May 1 immigrant-rights march #maydaymarch http://t.co/oQEEfmjjsi
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Reed Johnson
10 years
ENCORE! If he keeps up this pace, France's brilliant finisher Benzema could be the Zidane of the 2014 #worldcup http://t.co/U35mQZ7EOl
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6 years
Mexico’s Televisa was once a company ‘that had no competition.’ Ahora, Netflix puede comer su almuerzo. Excellent piece on why Mexico is turning away from telenovelas. via @WSJ
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6 years
How White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest's Mysterious Mounds. Sarah Baires writes in Zócalo Public Square.
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7 years
What Self-Cloning Salamanders Tell Us About Climate Change - Small Science - Zócalo Public Square
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7 years
Five Trump nominees donated $106,000 to senators now in charge of their confirmations. via @WSJ
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11 years
La Santa Cecilia @lasantacecilia strikes personal note on immigration in 'Treinta Dias'; @ElvisCostello jams too http://t.co/i318nLGybQ
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Reed Johnson
10 years
Colombia, with 9 goals (and counting) might be most dangerous dark horse in the #worldcup .
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10 years
Brazilian radio is reporting a record 693 kilometer traffic jam in Sao Paulo as people head home to watch #worldcup match vs Mexico.
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Reed Johnson
3 years
Biden needs help from Democratic allies. But “in spite of purporting to try to provide an alternative to the kids in cages, [Long Beach] is becoming complicit in the warehousing of children” -- Lauren Heidbrink, CSU professor.
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Reed Johnson
1 year
Hay una montaña de evidencia de que los latinos carecen de acceso a servicios médicos que estén familiarizados con sus necesidades. El Dr. Ilan Shapiro está proponiendo algunas soluciones en el escenario español del LA Times Festival of Books.
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Reed Johnson
5 years
Should Uber and Lyft drivers earn $30 per hour? Los Angeles will study a minimum wage
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Reed Johnson
5 years
“We are being made to feel like outsiders in our own homes.” @HugoBalta , president of NAHJ at the @NAHJ conference in San Antonio.
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Reed Johnson
9 months
“…video game companies are using their nonunion characters to feed machine learning algorithms that will then be able to do the characters without actually hiring humans. In the very near future, that may mean that your very first job is your last job.”
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7 years
Gen. David Petraeus, with a nod to Thucydides: As Machines Wage War, Human Nature Endures. In Zócalo Public Square.
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