Axe for LA Times editor who refused to cut jobs

The editor who refused to carry out job cuts at the Los Angeles Times on behalf of its owners, Tribune Company, has been replaced. Dean Baquet's "resignation" comes a month after the paper's publisher, Jeff Johnson, was fired for also refusing to axe editorial posts. The new editor is to be Jim O'Shea,, the current managing editor of the Chicago Tribune. An LA Times report on the moves made it clear that O'Shea and the new publisher, David Hiller, will oversee substantial cuts. Baquet's departure is applauded by Jeff Jarvis. Meanwhile, Tribune is still seeking bids for the whole company or, possibly, parts of it. (Via Paid Content)