In addressing his newsroom on his first day on the job, new
Los Angeles Times editor James O'Shea was honest in a meeting with staffers, saying, "I don't know how long I'll be here. We probably
will be purchased. That could be better. It could be worse."
O'Shea also said he isn't "the hatchet man from Chicago." O'Shea was appointed editor after Dean Baquet was forced to resign
last week. Baquet had refused to make staff cuts that the Tribune Co. said were needed to boost profits.
But O'Shea said that if he thinks there's too much staff, he'll "say so." And if
he thinks there's not enough, he'll "say that, too." He promised he would fight to ensure that the newspaper remains a major force in American journalism.
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