After the sudden resignation of a top editor and a transformational round of layoffs, The Los Angeles Times‘ owner has named the newspaper’s new interim leader: editorial page editor Terry Tang. Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong announced the appointment on Thursday, telling staff that the decision heralded a new direction for the organization. Not long after, the Times‘ newsroom union, the Los Angeles Times Guild, raised the alarm to members that a major round of layoffs was imminent and that management was allegedly attempting to persuade the union cut seniority protections in its contract. The union swung into action, holding a 24-hour walkout — the first newsroom union strike in the paper’s history — to protest the action. A Gardena, CA native, Tang has worked at the Times since 2019 and been the top editor of the editorial page since 2022.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 25, 2024 19:25 UTC