But some veterans of the business of politics doubt that news coverage can really calm down — or that consumers can look away. The executive editor of The Los Angeles Times, Norm Pearlstine, is looking to recruit a successor by the end of the year, he told me. Martin Baron, the executive editor of The Washington Post, just bought a house out of town and two Posties said they expected him to depart next year. Newsroom leaders face strong pulls in conflicting directions. New leaders may find opportunities to resolve some of the heated newsroom battles of the last year, or they may walk into firestorms.

Source: New York Times November 02, 2020 02:03 UTC