LA Times promotes Scott Kraft to deputy ME

These internal moves at the Los Angeles Times aren't nearly as newsy as they used to be, either in LA or around the media biz. But still worth noting: Scott Kraft, the LA Times' former national editor and current page one editor, will now take a spin as the deputy managing editor for the front page, Column One and projects. In that role he succeeds Marc Duvoisin, who this month was named managing editor, the newsroom's second-ranking position. Kraft began at the paper as a national and foreign correspondent with a nice touch for the words. "He will ensure that the Los Angeles Times remains committed to elegant storytelling, powerful investigations and distinctive journalism," says the memo from Duvoisin and editor Davan Maharaj.