Amid significant layoffs affecting many young minority staff members, the Los Angeles Times has named the first female executive editor in its 142-year history. She’s taking over L.A. Times from Kevin Merida, who stepped down this month along with several other top editors. These cuts particularly affected recently hired journalists of color, who were hit by the Times’ seniority clause. “The company has reneged on its promises to diversify its ranks since young journalists of color have been disproportionately affected,” the L.A. Times Guild said in a statement Tuesday. “Seeing so many top notch Latino journalists let go today from LA Times,” journalist Adrian Carrasquillo said in a post on X.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 26, 2024 18:55 UTC