New team at times to address changes in publishing industry.TRIBUNE Co. executives have been talking a lot lately about the new team they have put in place to reinvigorate the sagging fortunes of their largest newspaper, the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). . Tribune veteran John O'Loughlin John O'Loughlin is a footballer and teacher, who currently plays with Finn Harps F.C. in the Eircom League First Division. O'Loughlin signed for Harps from Irish League side Cliftonville F.C., after previously plying his trade at hometown club Buncrana Hearts F.C. , who joins the Times Aug. 1 as senior vice president for marketing, planning and development, becomes the latest newcomer to the executive suites. And when the paper's managing editor, Dean Baquet Dean P. Baquet (born in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American journalist. As of March 5, 2007, he was on the masthead of The New York Times as an assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief[1]. , succeeds John Carroll John Carroll may be:
Before those two hires, four of the nine Times officials with the rank of senior vice president or higher have come to their positions within the past year. That's no coincidence. Executives at Tribune, which bought the Times five years ago, are intent to reverse circulation declines and build up advertising, which has been stagnant or declining in many categories. The new executive team has a distinctly Tribune flavor. Besides O'Loughlin, four Times senior executives worked for the Chicago-based media company before joining the Times: Publisher Jeffrey M. Johnson, Executive Vice President and General Manager David P. Murphy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert E. Bellack and Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Robert J. Palermini. Two of the more recent hires came from outside Tribune: Senior Vice President of Advertising Todd Brownrout, who headed advertising for the two daily newspapers in Philadelphia; and Senior Vice President of Circulation Jack D. Klunder, who held the same position at the MediaNews Group-owned Los Angeles Newspaper Group The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area by MediaNews Group. The news coverage of the newspapers are mainly local stories. . The 37-year-old O'Loughlin is a rising star within Tribune. The company tapped him in 2002 to launch RedEye, a youth-oriented edition of the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper that features shorter stories, a more lively design and an emphasis on entertainment coverage. While industry watchers say that RedEye and its competitor, Red Streak The Red Streak was a tabloid format newspaper published in Chicago from October 2002 to December 2005. It was published by the Chicago Sun-Times as competitor to RedEye published by the Chicago Tribune. , were succeeding in their goal of attracting younger readers, others point out that many copies of the free tabloids are left sitting at train stations and newsstands. The hiring of O'Loughlin doesn't mean Tribune plans to launch a youth-oriented tabloid in Los Angeles, nor does it signal that the Times' corporate owner is tightening its control of the newspaper, said Martha Goldstein, the Times' vice president of communication and a veteran from the previous Times-Mirror ownership. O'Loughlin replaces Steven U. Lee, another Times-Mirror holdover hold·o·ver n. One that is held over from an earlier time: a political advisor who was a holdover from the Reagan era; a family tradition that is a holdover from my grandparents' childhood. Noun 1. who left the newspaper in June. Goldstein said the Times leadership team includes longtime Times executives, Tribune Co. transplants and people hired from other publishing companies. "It's still a mix," she said. Staff reporter James Nash can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 230, or at jnash@labusinessjournal.com. |
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