By: E&P Staff In a surprise move, the Los Angeles Times announced this afternoon that Michael Kinsley, founding editor of online magazine Slate, has been named editorial and opinion editor. Janet Clayton, who has served as editor of the editorial pages since 1995, has been named assistant managing editor for state and local news. The appointments are effective June 14.
Kinsley, 53, has been the editor of The New Republic and Harper's magazines, longtime co-host of CNN's "Crossfire," and is also a widely published writer. He will be responsible for The Times' daily editorial and letters page, the Commentary (Op-ed) page and the Sunday Opinion section.
"Mike is a writer of wit and insight, a lucid thinker on public policy and an innovative editor known for spotting and developing talent," said Editor John Carroll. The appointment marks another bold move for the paper, which earlier this month picked up five Pulitzer Prizes.
Kinsley most recently has been a columnist for Slate.com and The Washington Post, and a contributing writer for Time magazine. In 1995 he founded Slate, the online magazine published by Microsoft, and was its editor for six years. For two decades he was associated with the New Republic, as its editor and as author of its "TRB From Washington" column.
Clayton, 48, "has given the opinion pages impressive leadership since she took them over in 1995," Carroll said. "Writers under her direction have won two Pulitzer Prizes in the last three years. In her new assignment, she'll be well served by her strong background in reporting and her knowledge of Los Angeles and the rest of California." Clayton replaces Miriam Pawel, who joined The Times in 2000.
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