I just got word from a source inside the Los Angeles Times that Annie Gilbar, the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times magazine, has been let go.
It’s unclear whether it happened today or this past weekend — and what the reasoning behind the lay-off was — but the Times‘ press department has already issued a statement saying deputy editor Nancie Clare will be stepping in as editor-in-chief (Gilbar is not mentioned).
Layoffs at the Los Angeles Times are hardly shocking; the ailing paper has laid off hundreds of editorial pros over the past two years (including yours truly).
But it seemed, at least during my tenure at the paper, that Gilbar was given an enormous amount of support and autonomy. While the paper’s fashion-focused Image section was never allowed to use freelance fashion photographers or employ any outside contractors, for that matter, the magazine was given the green light to work with the likes of iconic photographer Mario Testino, supermodel Angela Lindvall and veteran New York-based stylist Lori Goldstein.
It will be interesting to see where Clare will be taking the magazine. We wish her lots of luck, and will definitely be watching.
UPDATE: Valarie Anderson, the former publisher of the Times’ Image section who was also instrumental in launching the magazine under Gilbar, chimed in on our Facebook page with her estimation of the situation.
Photo: Annie Gilbar, courtesy of the Los Angeles Times.
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