Kimi Yoshino

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Kimi Yoshino is an American journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Baltimore Banner , a nonprofit publication funded by Baltimore-area hotel magnate Stewart Bainum Jr. [1]

Biography

Yoshino worked at the Stockton Record and the Fresno Bee [2] before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2000. [2] She helped develop the publication's most popular blog, L.A. Now. [3] Yoshino reported on unethical practices at a fertility clinic in the University of California Irvine, [4] and on dangerous rides at Disneyland. [5] Yoshino was the guiding editor of an investigative story about the Bell corruption scandal that won a Pulitzer Gold Medal in 2011 for Public Service. [6] [7] She met her husband, a translator, while working in Iraq. [3] She became the chief editor of Business and Finance for the L.A. Times in 2014. [6] [8] In 2015 and 2016, Yoshino received awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for general excellence. [9]

In January 2018, Yoshino was unexpectedly approached by chief editor Lewis D’Vorkin while in a meeting, and escorted directly outside without being able to retrieve her personal belongings. [5] [10] There was no explanation to the press or others in the company. [9] [5] It has been speculated by fellow staff members that D’Vorkin believed Yoshino had leaked unflattering audio recordings of D'Vorkin in meetings to The New York Times and NPR , [8] and possibly that Yoshino had been involved in a scathing piece on D'Vorkin published in the Columbia Journalism Review the day before her firing. [9] [10] [5] It's also suspected the suspension may have been the result of a critical story about Disneyland which had been edited by Yoshino and caused public relations problems for D'Vorkin. [8]

She has also contributed to the Seattle Times , [11] Nieman Lab, [12] the Boston Herald , [13] the Stockton Record [2] and the Fresno Bee. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Dean, Sam (2021-10-26). "L.A. Times managing editor Kimi Yoshino named Baltimore Banner editor". Los Angeles Times .
  2. 1 2 3 4 "LA Times business editor suspended for two days - Talking Biz News". talkingbiznews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  3. 1 2 "Kimi Yoshino's schedule for Los Angeles Times Festival of Books" . Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Doctors Behaving Badly: Dr. Peter Breen". Center for Health Journalism. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Farhi, Paul (2018-01-26). "'Anything could happen': Amid newsroom clashes, Los Angeles Times becomes its own story". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  6. 1 2 Edgar, Deirdre. "Kimi Yoshino named L.A. Times Business editor". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  7. ↑ "How The L.A. Times Broke The Bell Corruption Story". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  8. 1 2 3 Feinberg, Ashley; Jamieson, Dave; Ferner, Matt (2018-01-27). "Tronc Is Building A Shadow Newsroom Full Of Scabs, L.A. Times Staffers Fear". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  9. 1 2 3 Lopez, Ricardo (2018-01-27). "Turmoil at L.A. Times Has Newsroom In a Tailspin". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  10. 1 2 "Newsonomics: Who and what is the new L.A. Times Network?". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  11. ↑ "Kimi Yoshino | The Seattle Times". www.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  12. ↑ "Kimi Yoshino  » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  13. ↑ "Kimi Yoshino | Boston Herald". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
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