Jim Newton’s bio
Jim Newton
Editor of the editorial pages
Jim Newton is editor of the editorial pages. He supervises the editorial board and oversees its work as well as the Op-Ed page, Sunday Opinion and Letters to the Editor. A 19-year veteran of The Times, he has worked as a reporter, editor and bureau chief and has covered, among other beats, the Los Angeles Police Department, the administration of Mayor Richard Riordan, federal law enforcement and state and local politics. He came to The Times in 1989, having previously worked as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and as a clerk at the New York Times, where he served as columnist James Reston's assistant in 1985-86.
He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the recipient of numerous local and national awards in journalism. He was part of The Times' coverage of the Los Angeles riots in 1992 and the earthquake of 1994, both of which were awarded Pulitzer Prizes to the staff.
Also an author, Newton wrote "Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made," a critically acclaimed best-selling biography of the former chief justice and California governor. He is at work now on a presidential biography of Dwight Eisenhower, to be published by Doubleday.
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