Times Political Coverage to be Discussed
by Top Editors
By Bob Rawitch
The chief of the Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau and the assistant managing editor overseeing national politics will join the OFS in a Zoom call at noon May 27 to talk about how the paper will cover the consequential midterm election this November.
Before joining the Times as head of its Washington bureau a little more than a year ago, Michael Wilner worked for the Jerusalem Post and was Washington correspondent for the 30 newsrooms of the McClatchy newspapers, including the Miami Herald, Kansas City Star and Sacramento Bee. He contributes to and directs the Times’ coverage of the White House, U.S. foreign policy, the Middle East, the Iran nuclear talks, and the aftermath of the Jan. 6 assault on Congress.
Born in New York, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College and a master’s in journalism from Columbia University in 2012.
Steve Clow has been with The Times for 33 years. He worked in the Valley Edition, Metro, Calendar, and Sports before being named assistant managing editor for California projects and innovation almost four years ago. He now oversees national politics, the Washington bureau, and columnists Steve Lopez, Anita Chabria, and Mark Z. Barabak.
An L.A. native, Steve graduated from USC with a degree in journalism. He has overseen and/or edited major print projects and podcasts, many of which have been nationally recognized.
The Times no longer has the resources to cover every major congressional race that will be up for grabs in an election that will either solidify Trumpism or potentially put major stumbling blocks in front of the President.
Questions we hope our May 27 guest will address include: how will the paper’s coverage be allocated, and what kinds of stories will reporters being looking to do.? How does the paper hope to distinguish itself? Will there be themes to the coverage?
All OFS and former Times editorial employees are welcome to join in on the Zoom, but you must respond to bob@rawitchconsulting.com so a link can be sent a few days before the talk.