Kimi Yoshino
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Kimi Yoshino is an American journalist and managing editor of The Washington Post. She was the founding editor-in-chief of The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit publication funded by Baltimore-area hotel magnate Stewart W. Bainum Jr.[1]
Yoshino worked at the Stockton Record and the Fresno Bee[2] before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2000.[2] She helped develop the publication's most popular blog, L.A. Now.[3] Yoshino reported on unethical practices at a fertility clinic in the University of California Irvine,[4] and on dangerous rides at Disneyland.[5] Yoshino was the guiding editor of an investigative story about the Bell corruption scandal that won a Pulitzer Gold Medal in 2011 for Public Service.[6][7] She met her husband, a translator, while working in Iraq.[3] She became the chief editor of Business and Finance for the L.A. Times in 2014.[6][8] In 2015 and 2016, Yoshino received awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for general excellence.[9]
In January 2018, Yoshino was unexpectedly approached by chief editor Lewis D’Vorkin while in a meeting, and escorted directly outside without being able to retrieve her personal belongings.[5][10] There was no explanation to the press or others in the company.[9][5] It has been speculated by fellow staff members that D’Vorkin believed Yoshino had leaked unflattering audio recordings of D'Vorkin in meetings to The New York Times and NPR,[8] and possibly that Yoshino had been involved in a scathing piece on D'Vorkin published in the Columbia Journalism Review the day before her firing.[9][10][5] It's also suspected the suspension may have been the result of a critical story about Disneyland which had been edited by Yoshino and caused public relations problems for D'Vorkin.[8]
She has also contributed to the Seattle Times,[11] Nieman Lab,[12] the Boston Herald,[13] the Stockton Record[2] and the Fresno Bee.[2]
As editor of the Banner, Yoshino built the largest newsroom in Maryland and oversaw a series of stories on Baltimore's overdose crisis that won a George Polk Award and Pulitzer Prize. In May 2025, she departed to become managing editor of The Washington Post, overseeing features, sports, local, investigations and data.[14][15]
References
- ↑ Dean, Sam (2021-10-26). "L.A. Times managing editor Kimi Yoshino named Baltimore Banner editor". Los Angeles Times.
- 1 2 3 4 "LA Times business editor suspended for two days - Talking Biz News". talkingbiznews.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- 1 2 "Kimi Yoshino's schedule for Los Angeles Times Festival of Books". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "Doctors Behaving Badly: Dr. Peter Breen". Center for Health Journalism. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- 1 2 3 4 Farhi, Paul (2018-01-26). "'Anything could happen': Amid newsroom clashes, Los Angeles Times becomes its own story". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- 1 2 Edgar, Deirdre (20 March 2014). "Kimi Yoshino named L.A. Times Business editor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "How The L.A. Times Broke The Bell Corruption Story". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- 1 2 3 Feinberg, Ashley; Jamieson, Dave; Ferner, Matt (2018-01-27). "Tronc Is Building A Shadow Newsroom Full Of Scabs, L.A. Times Staffers Fear". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- 1 2 3 Lopez, Ricardo (2018-01-27). "Turmoil at L.A. Times Has Newsroom In a Tailspin". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- 1 2 "Newsonomics: Who and what is the new L.A. Times Network?". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "Kimi Yoshino | The Seattle Times". www.seattletimes.com. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "Kimi Yoshino » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "Kimi Yoshino | Boston Herald". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/05/22/kimi-yoshino-founding-baltimore-banner-editor-in-chief-joins-washington-post-managing-editor/. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Bowie, Liz (22 May 2025). "Founding editor Kimi Yoshino to leave The Banner for The Washington Post". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
External links
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