It's Always Been My Dream to Write an Op-Ed for LA Times; Here's my Chance! Yours Too!

Meet the New Assistant Op-Ed Editor at LA Times: Nafeesa Syeed and Yes, she's Looking to Hear from You.

First day @latimesopinion. Op-eds, personal essays, narrative writing, graphics, visual art. We do it all. Tell me your favorite writers--established and emerging--and send me folks with great stories. Esp interested in stories with California angles. DM or nafeesa.syeed@latimes.com and can share other details from there. https://www.latimes.com/oe-howtosubmitoped-story.html 

 

 

Nafeesa Syeed holds the position of Assistant Op-Ed editor at the Los Angeles Times. She’s also a visiting scholar at UCLA’s International Institute. Her previous roles include serving as national security reporter and Middle East correspondent at Bloomberg News; staff writer at the Associated Press. She’s been a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania. Syeed has a bachelor’s from Georgetown University and a master’s in comparative literature from SOAS, University of London.