Tribune Newspaper Executives Resign

Chicago Tribune editor, and senior vice president, Ann Marie Lipinski will be stepping down. (Rick Scibelli/Getty Images)

With no successor in sight, the LA Times reported today that its publisher David Hiller has resigned even as the newspaper has been forced into steep cutbacks. The newspaper is owned by Tribune Publishing which also owns the Chicago Tribune.

On the same day as Hiller’s departure, The Chicago Tribune reported that Editor and Senior Vice President Ann Marie Lipinski was also stepping down. The 20-year newspaper veteran will be immediately replaced by Tribune Publishing Executive Vice President Bob Gremillion. Both papers have experienced hard financial times and cutbacks were on the immediate horizon for both.

In response to an Epoch Times email, Gary Weitman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations, said, “Both he [Hiller] and Ms. Lipinski chose to leave the company. There’s nothing else I can say.”

Touted as the largest employee-owned media company in the U.S. owning a slew of newspapers, TV stations and the Chicago Cubs, the conglomerate is facing tough decisions to keep alive in the competitive newspaper market.

The company reported first quarter results of a $30 million loss from continuing operations. The company recently sold the New York edition of Hoy, it’s Spanish-language paper, and its southern Connecticut newspapers.