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New York Times adds Tobar to its opinion writer roster

March 25, 2015 by Veronica Villafañe

Hector TobarHéctor Tobar, who left the Los Angeles Times in September of 2014 to take a job as a professor at the University of Oregon, is now a contributing Op-Ed writer for the New York Times.

Héctor is one of 19 contributing opinion writers the NYT has hired to beef up its roster.

His first column at the NYT was published this week.

The Los Angeles-born author and journalist spent two decades at the LAT, as a correspondent, columnist and book critic.

His books include the novels “The Tattooed Soldier” and “The Barbarian Nurseries” and the nonfiction “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle that Set Them Free.”

Filed Under: People, Print Tagged With: Hector Tobar, New York Times

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Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently 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.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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