The leadership of Mr. Levinsohn, a former Yahoo executive, and Mr. D’Vorkin, formerly the chief product officer at Forbes, has been marred by unrest among newsroom employees. It would rely on Tronc employees and outside contributors who are not part of any existing Tronc newsroom. It was during this time that they decided to replace Mr. D’Vorkin with Mr. Kirk. The recent unrest has its roots in the frustration that Times employees had with its previous leaders. “The Los Angeles Times Guild would like to congratulate Jim Kirk on being named the next editor in chief of the Los Angeles Times,” the union’s steering committee said in a statement.

Source: New York Times January 29, 2018 03:44 UTC