Andy Cheatwood

About my job

I oversee digital products and strategy, with a focus on helping LAist.com reach more people where they go to get their news and finding ways to make news more accessible to new audiences. The product team works across all of our departments, ensuring every story we produce reaches as many people as possible, and works to ensure we are finding new and better ways for our audience to support us financially.

I have a background driving digital growth and audience strategy at places like TMZ, Channel One News and The Wirecutter.

My goals

I am striving to build a culture of experimentation and innovation in how we generate and distribute local news, whether through new listening experiences like the LAist app or on emerging news destinations like Apple News and social media. My team also works to make the donation process easier, so more readers and listeners can more easily support our work.

How to contact me

You can reach me at acheatwood@laist.com.