New LA Times editor the fourth in 3 years
By Leah McBride Mensching, Friday 15 February 2008 at 22:56 :: Management :: #1270 :: rss
The Los Angeles Times named Russ Stanton its new editor-in-chief Thursday, the fourth person to fill the role in the past three years.
James O'Shea, the paper's previous top editor, was forced out three weeks ago by resisting another round of staff cuts. Many newsroom staffers resent how O'Shea and his predecessors were treated, and for years editors and reporters haven't seen eye-to-eye with David Hiller, the paper's publisher, or the Tribune Company, its owner, The New York Times reported Friday.
Before news of O'Shea leaving the paper went public, Hiller had already made it clear that Stanton was the top candidate for the job, executives and journalists told The New York Times. Those sources have been granted anonymity, as they fear retaliation for discussing the situation.
However, some of Stanton's colleagues have gone to Hiller, asking him not to choose Stanton, as many did not believe he has the stature or experience to run a top U.S. newsroom, the sources told The New York Times, which Hiller also confirmed. Stanton, formerly The Los Angeles Times' innovation editor, had been a reporter and editor in business news.
Stanton told The New York Times that he needs to convince staffers he is not Hiller's puppet, as O'Shea had done before him.
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