Rumors Swirl About Candidates for the Top Job at the L.A. Times
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Rumors Swirl About Candidates for the Top Job at the L.A. Times
Names floated as successors to Norman Pearlstine include talent from ESPN, The New York Times, and The Hollywood Reporter
The
Los Angeles Times is searching for a new executive editor in the wake of Norman Pearlstine’s departure and names that may be under consideration are bubbling up in media circles. In addition to editors already at the
Times looking for a promotion, the rumor mill has pointed so far to three outside candidates: Kevin Merida, Dean Baquet, and Janice Min.
LA Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine steps down
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 10:28 am EDT
FILE - In this June 17, 2018, file photo, Norman Pearlstine, executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, poses for a picture in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pearlstine has stepped down after 2 1/2 years heading a newspaper roiled by management shakeups, a drop in revenue and questions about its commitment to newsroom diversity. Pearlstine, 78, announced in October 2020 that he planned to retire but would stay on to help in the search for a new top editor. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via AP, File)
Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine has stepped down after two and a half years heading a newspaper roiled by management shakeups, a drop in revenue and questions about its commitment to newsroom diversity.
Los Angeles Times, the paper reports, after two and a half years in the role.
Pearlstine had announced his intention to leave the role in October, but no specific departure day was announced. Staff were informed that Pearlstine was no longer helming news operations in a memo sent on Monday by the paper’s owner and executive chairman, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong.
No successor has been selected for the high-profile job, which oversees the paper’s more than 500 journalists and the content they produce. The
Times reports that an executive search firm was recently brought on to manage the process of filling the role.