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The Los Angeles Times has named veteran journalist Kevin Merida as its top editor and tasked him with transforming the storied 139-year-old newspaper into a digital powerhouse that thrives for decades to come.
Monday’s announcement by the paper’s owners, Dr. Patrick and Michele Soon-Shiong, caps a five-month search for an executive editor to lead the roughly 500-person newsroom and accelerate its digital shift as readers increasingly get news on their phones and social media feeds instead of a newspaper tossed in the driveway.
Since 2015, Merida has been editor in chief of the Undefeated, the award-winning ESPN division that plumbs the intersection of race, culture and sports. During his tenure at ESPN, Merida also oversaw the sports behemoth’s investigative/news enterprise unit, the TV shows “E:60” and “Outside the Lines,” and was chairman of ESPN’s Editorial Board.
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Elmhurst school librarian turns page adapting to pandemic
KATLYN SMITH, Daily Herald
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1of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
5of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford poses for a photo Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford poses for a photo Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst. BRIAN HILL, DAILY HERALD VIA AP
ELMHURST â Lauren Blanford had finished reading the children s picture book The Undefeated when a student raised a hand. Mrs. Blanford, what was that book about? It s about Black people, another student said. It s about love, one of their classmates said.
Over the past year, the pandemic has forced Blanford to rethink almost every aspect of her job at Emerson Elementary School in Elmhurst. Among her colleagues, she s known for her ingenuity, for finding ways to bring the world of books to children learning at home.
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