Los Angeles Times D.C. bureau chief leaves position, becomes columnist

Doyle McManus, Washington D.C. bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, has left his position to become a Times columnist, according to Editor & Publisher.
The move came on the same day that Cissy Baker took over as the bureau chief for Tribune Company's combined D.C. bureau.

"During his Time tenure, Doyle McManus has reported from Los Angeles, Tehran, Beirut, Central America, New York and Washington. He was State Department correspondent and then White House correspondent before becoming Washington bureau chief in 1996 and is one of the most decorated journalists in the profession," the release added. "He has won a Pulitzer and written three books, along with having recently been a moderator for the Jan. 31, 2008, The Times/CNN debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama."

Other staff members at the Tribune Co.'s D.C. bureau are awaiting the final word on organizational and staffing changes.

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