Los Angeles Times managing editors Shani Hilton and Sara Yasin have stepped down amid continuing negotiations on staff layoffs. Hilton and Yasin were two of the four editors leading the paper after the exit of executive editor Kevin Merida earlier this month. Hilton’s profile has already been updated on the Times’ site, which reads, “Shani Hilton is the former Managing Editor…”An LA Times staffer confirmed both departures, noting that Hilton resigned last week. “Under our contracts, LA Times management can, in fact, lay off as many journalists as it likes,” Matt Pearce, a Times reporter since 2012 and president of the guild, told TheWrap on Friday. The Times subsequently called the watchdog’s report, which cited Yasin’s social media reposts, “inaccurate, irresponsible and reckless.”The post LA Times Managing Editors Shani Hilton, Sara Yasin Step Down During Layoff Negotiations appeared first on TheWrap.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 22, 2024 19:36 UTC