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Dawn Burkes
Deputy editor, The Los Angeles Times
Location: Inglewood, CA United States
Joined: Oct 26th, 2025
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Dawn Burkes is a deputy editor on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. She is the former editorial and publishing coordinator for Fangoria, founding managing editor of Fangoria.com, and a former editor, entertainment reporter, “From the Hip” podcast host and the TV writer/critic for the Dallas Morning News. Her career includes writing and editing at American Muslim Today, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA Today, the Miami Herald and the Tallahassee Democrat, among others. She won the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award in 2022 for an article on the short-lived but beloved TV series "Lovecraft Country."
Current Whereabouts:
Los Angeles
Education   (request update)
Florida A&M University class of 1993
Undergrad Major: Journalism
Campus Organization:
Zeta Phi Beta
Claim To Fame:
Presidential scholar
Most Memorable Moment:
Most of them
Experience
I currently work with The Los Angeles Times as Deputy editor
I have 32 years of experience working in the Arts, Entertainment, and Media industry.
Deputy editor | The Los Angeles Times
From December 2020 to Current • 6 year(s)
 Editor in charge of Entertainment and Sports breaking news
Writer-editor | American Muslim Today
From October 2020 to December 2020 • 0 year(s)
Editorial coordinator | Cinestate and Fangoria
From June 2019 to August 2020 • 1 year(s)
Entertainment reporter | The Dallas Morning News
From September 2007 to January 2019 • 12 year(s)
Assistant editor | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
From April 2002 to August 2007 • 5 year(s)
Copy and layout editor | USA Today
From August 1999 to March 2002 • 3 year(s)
Layout editor | The Dallas Morning News
From August 1996 to August 1999 • 3 year(s)
Copy editor, layout | Miami Herald
From August 1994 to August 1996 • 2 year(s)
Copy editor, layout | Tallahassee Democrat
From June 1993 to August 1994 • 1 year(s)
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