Joseph Serna is a deputy editor on the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times and helps oversee daily breaking news coverage. He was previously a deputy editor for culture and talent where he helped manage the company’s internship, fellowship and training programs. Prior to that, he covered wildfires, emergency preparation and response for Metro, which took him to some of the worst fire disasters in the world from Australia to Northern California. He was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack. He attended Orange Coast Community College, San Francisco State University and graduated from Cal State Long Beach.
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