Los Angeles Business Journal Appoints Mark Lacter as Editor

Business Wire, May 23, 2001

Business Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2001

Mark Lacter returns to the Los Angeles Business Journal as editor, effective June 11, 2001, it was announced today by publisher Matthew Toledo.

Lacter, a veteran journalist who worked for the Los Angeles Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle and Investor's Business Daily among others, served as editor of the weekly publication from July 1996 to February 2000, and was most recently a senior editor at Forbes magazine. Current editor, Michael Stremfel, will assume the post of associate editor of the paper.

"With the appointment of Mark Lacter comes continued improvement at the Business Journal. Our readers want more stories and with Mark's leadership and some new initiatives we'll deliver more stories and more breaking news.

"Under Mike Stremfel's direction, the Los Angeles Business Journal has continued to improve the quality of its editorial product. He's built a great news organization," said Toledo.

Said Lacter: "With a strong editorial staff in place, I'm looking forward to leading the paper once again."

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