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LA Times editor in chief Jim O’Shea fired

LA Times editor in chief Jim O’Shea fired

Reportedly over refusing to carry out $4M in budget cuts, which would have most certainly led to some layoffs. I worked with Jim in Chicago and almost again in LA, he’s a top notch journalist and editor. This is certainly a loss for the Times. UPDATE: The Times’ budget is approximately $120M (reportedly) and according to managing editor John Arthur the cuts wouldn’t have resulted in newsroom cuts or seriously impaired coverage . ONE MORE UPDATE: O’Shea responds to the news.

My kinda geek

These days, I’m not the huge Macnerd that I used to be, when I would berate my friends for their Windows loving ways (also, I had a ponytail and a goatee resembling Shaggy’s during that dark time, so I wore my bad decisions pretty outwardly). I’d say I’ve calmed to more of an aficionado, a vested and interested devotee, but certainly not a breathless apologist.

Which is why I’m so happy that Lonelysandwich went to Macworld and reported back, because he’s my kind of geek. A fan who doesn’t succumb to fanboyism, who sees the angles a little bit differently from tech press and gadget bloggers. His writing is personal and casual, but informed, with a different perspective from the average media or Silicon Valley obsessive – which is to say, refreshing.

If you’re a fan of the slice of the technology world that is Apple and find yourself a bit bored with the typical coverage of the annual Macworld pilgrimage, you owe it to yourself to give his wrap up posts a read.