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Francisco Vara-Orta

Laid off L.A.Timer lands at Biz Journal

November 28, 2008 by Veronica Villafañe

Francisco Varta-Orta, who was laid-off from the L.A. Times last month has found refuge at the Los Angeles Business Journal.

He told Richard Prince’s Journal-isms he will “be covering trade and transportation focusing on the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach and manufacturing in the county.”

He says he realizes the industry is in chaos and diversity efforts have diminished, but he remains hopeful for a turnaround:

“I was very fortunate to land a job with the Los Angeles Business Journal and will start there soon. It’s a shift from metro to business but I’m willing to expand and learn and relish a new challenge. Journalism is not dead and in a democracy should never die so it’s up to us to get over this self-defeatist attitude and just work with what we have. Maybe I’ll be tested again but so far many people I know are hoping it’ll turn around in a few more years.”

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Most recently, a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

She is also a Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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