By Louis Keene January 9, 2024Los Angeles Times executive editor Kevin Merida announced Tuesday he was stepping down after less than three years at the helm. Forwarding the News Thoughtful, balanced reporting from the Forward and around the web, bringing you updated news and analysis of the crisis each day. The letter condemning Israel’s military response, which called on news outlets to use terms such as “apartheid,” “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide,” was signed by more than three dozen reporters and editors from the L.A. Times, according to Mediaite. More than 1,000 journalists in total, from outlets including the Chicago Sun-Times, Huffington Post and MSNBC, signed the letter. “SAD day at the @latimes,” Meg James, an L.A. Times senior writer who covers the entertainment industry, wrote on X, adding: “Story coming pronto.”

Source: Los Angeles Times January 10, 2024 07:47 UTC