List of Los Angeles Times publishers

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The publisher of the Los Angeles Times since June 16, 2018, has been Patrick Soon-Shiong, who purchased the newspaper from the Tribune Company of Chicago. Soon-Shiong replaced Ross Levinsohn, who was appointed to the position in August of 2017 following the firing of publisher Davan Maharaj. [1] The publisher is typically a newspaper's top executive, similar in function to the job of corporate chief executive officer. Sometimes, though, a newspaper's publisher is a corporation or a company, and that was the case for decades with the Times, which listed its "publisher" as the Times-Mirror Company. The person responsible for operating the newspaper was officially called the president and general manager, [2] but he was casually referred to as the publisher. [3]

Contents

The official list of past publishers offered by the Times in both print and electronic versions begins with Harrison Gray Otis in 1882, [4] but Otis never held that title officially. Indeed, he was not even the first executive to guide the newspaper.

The list below includes all the people who could be considered the chief executive officer of the newspaper. [5]

Early days

None of these people used the title of publisher.

Harrison Gray Otis

The dates of service are those given in the masthead of the Times. [4]

Chandler family

Post-Chandler

Tribune Company

Private ownership

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References

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  1. ↑ James, Meg (August 22, 2017). "Ross Levinsohn is named the new publisher and CEO of the L.A. Times as top editors are ousted". Los Angeles Times .
  2. ↑ "Gen. Harrison Gray Otis Is Suddenly Called by Death". Los Angeles Times . July 31, 1917. ProQuest   160451502.
  3. ↑ "The Memorial". Los Angeles Times . February 18, 1896. ProQuest   163773579.
  4. 1 2 "L.A. Times Masthead". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Former publishers". Los Angeles Times . March 2, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Highlights Along the Way". Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1956. ProQuest   166908993.
  7. 1 2 "Fourteen Years of Progress". Los Angeles Times . December 4, 1895. ProQuest   163713804.
  8. ↑ "Miss Katherine Yarnell, Southland Pioneer, Dies". Los Angeles Times . February 17, 1948. ProQuest   165802893.
  9. ↑ "Notice to the Public". Los Angeles Times . December 11, 1881. ProQuest   161114864.
  10. ↑ Silverstein, Stuart; Leeds, Jeff (June 4, 1999). "Downing is Named Publisher of The Times". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 8, 2016.
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