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David Lazarus is an American business and consumer columnist who works for KTLA[1] and worked for the Los Angeles Times from August 2007 to January 2022. His last column was published on January 28, 2022.[2][1]
David Lazarus | |
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| Occupation(s) | newspaper columnist and reporter |
| Employer | KTLA[1] |
| Known for | "Consumer Affairs" business column |
| Political party | Democratic |
He attended Ojai Valley School and Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California) before heading north to attend and graduate from the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a degree in history.[3]
David Lazarus has written pieces for Los Angeles Times about consumer affairs and business topics including YouTube,[4] AT&T[5] and BMW-customer service issues.[6]
Before joining the LA Times staff in 2007, Lazarus worked as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and a nightly talk radio host for San Francisco's KGO Radio.[7] Lazarus also worked for The San Francisco Examiner,The Bangkok Post, and The Japan Times.[1]
He won first place in the 2005 National Headliner Awards contest for business reporting. And the Society of Professional Journalists in Northern California named him "Journalist of the Year" in 2001. A media watchdog site, Grade the News, described him this way: "Since coming to the Chronicle from Wired News[8] in 1999, David Lazarus has been one of the most prolific, and influential, writers at the paper."[9] He is known for sticking up and helping ordinary people deal with problems "such as fighting telemarketers" [10] when no one else is able to step up.
Lazarus[11] is the author of two books on Japan, where he lived for several years, and has had articles published in many magazines.[12]
Lazarus has often been interviewed about data breach issues (see Anthem medical data breach) and privacy matters on talk radio shows such as the Norman Goldman Show.[13] He is also regularly seen on KTLA “Consumer Confidential” segments.[14]
Lazarus lives in Southern California with his wife and son. Lazarus is a member of the Democratic Party. He is Jewish. [2]
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