Meet Richard Perez-Pena, Times' Rupe Scribe
The New York Times‘ heroic coverage of Hurricane Murdoch is largely the result of reporter Richard Perez-Pena. A relatively fresh recruit Business Day transplant from the metro desk, Perez-Pena chose a hell of a time to become the paper’s publishing beat reporter. Jon Friedman examined the crucial question of what it’s like to start your new job at the Times covering one of the biggest stories of the year. Surprise, surprise: Perez-Pena is charming, down to earth and managed to break a few great stories:
Perez-Pena had returned to the newsroom the previous day from a vacation visiting family in Los Angeles.
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