World class journalists will be joining TheGrill. Kevin Merida, the former executive editor of the Los Angeles Times; Adam Lashinsky, the former executive editor of Fortune; Oliver Darcy, founder of Status; Laura Holson, veteran of the New York Times all join TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman in two special sessions to debate the current state of media at TheGrill 2024 on Oct. 8 at The DGA Theater.
Merida served as the executive editor of the L.A. Times, where the newspaper won four Pulitzer Prizes and its first Oscar under his leadership. Merida is currently a board member of the newly formed L.A. Local News Initiative, working alongside other industry leaders to address the decline in local journalism and restore community-focused reporting.