Renée Loth was named Editor of the Editorial Page of The Boston Globe on May 15, 2000. Previously she was deputy editor of The Globe's editorial page since 1994. Prior to that she was The Globe's political editor, overseeing coverage of the 1993 Boston mayoral race as well as State House and New England congressional stories.
Ms. Loth has been at The Globe for 15 years, including two years as a staff writer for the Sunday magazine and three years with The Globe's State House bureau. She covered the 1992 presidential campaign, inaugurating the popular "Adwatch" column analyzing TV political ads.
Prior to joining The Globe she was an associate editor at New England Monthly magazine, and for five years a political reporter for the Boston Phoenix. Her first job in journalism was as editor of the biweekly East Boston Community News, a neighborhood advocacy newspaper.
Ms. Loth is a frequent political commentator on local and national radio and TV programs, and has been an undergraduate study group leader at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
Ms. Loth received a B.S. degree in journalism from Boston University's School of Public Communication.
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