What's the L.A. Times going to do in 2022?
L.A. Times top editor Kevin Merida discusses his priorities, reviews his first six months on the job and does a lightning round.
Headlines From The Times · Kevin Merida, Gustavo Arellano, Angel Carreras, Kasia Broussalian, Jazmin Aguilera, Ashlea Brown, Melissa Kaplan, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Lauren Raab, Alex Higgins, Mario Diaz, Shani Hilton
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Show Notes
Kevin Merida became the Los Angeles Times’ executive editor last summer at a tumultuous time. Newsroom morale was down, the publication had lost $50 million in 2020, and several of his recent predecessors hadn’t endeared themselves to staffers. So what drew him to the job?
Today, Merida reflects on the first six months of his tenure, talks about his vision for the L.A. Times and answers the eternal Southern California question: What does he think about In-N-Out?
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