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Matt Hamilton

Matt Hamilton is a reporter in the Metro section for the Los Angeles Times. He has covered legal affairs, crime and breaking news across California. He joined The Times in 2013 as an intern reporting on criminal trials in Los Angeles County. Hamilton was part of the team of reporters that received a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino. He grew up in Delaware and studied Catholic theology at Boston College. Before completing a degree in journalism at the University of Southern California, he edited magazines in Amman, Jordan.

Current Job Title

Staff Writer

Company

Los Angeles Times

Location:

Los Angeles, California, United States


Year Graduated

2014

Degree / Major

Journalism, M.A.

Previous Jobs:

Staff writer, Daily Journal — Los Angeles
Intern, Associated Press — Los Angeles
Intern, Los Angeles Times — Los Angeles
Editor, Al-Faridah for Specialized Publications — Amman, Jordan


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