Richard Nelson named National copy desk chief

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An announcement from Assistant Managing Editor Henry Fuhrmann, who oversees The Times’ copy desks:
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Nelson as National copy desk chief. Rich has worked as a copy editor and slot on the National and Foreign desks since joining The Times in 2003. Rich, who was named Times copy editor of the year for 2004, also distinguished himself as one of the original editors on the Morning Copy Desk in 2007. Rich previously worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune as Page 1 editor and news editor and before that at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat as a copy editor, news editor and section editor. He graduated from Humboldt State University.