James C. Whiting III is the executive editor for the The Baltimore Sun.
Biography[]
Background[]
The executive editor is responsible for guiding the paper's reporting. Whiting has ambitions of winning a Pulitzer Prize for the Sun and his fascination with the Dickensian Aspect leaves him often out-of-touch with the problems facing the city.[1] His managing editor is a colleague from their days working in Philadelphia; Thomas Klebanow. Klebanow handles the day to day running of the paper and the handling of cut backs from the papers owners.[2]
Season 5[]
Whiting is interested in pursuing stories that stir emotion in the reader over those that examine the context and roots of social problems facing the city. Whiting has a network of connections in the industry and using his authority to prevent the paper from publishing a negative story about racism at the University of Maryland to protect his old friend Gene Robbins, the dean of journalism. ("More with Less")
Production[]
Appearances[]
Season 5 | ||||
"More with Less" | "Unconfirmed Reports" | "Not for Attribution" | "Transitions" | "React Quotes" |
"The Dickensian Aspect" | "Took" | "Clarifications" | "Late Editions" | "-30-" |
References[]
- ↑ Character profile - Executive Editor James Whiting. HBO (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ↑ Character profile - Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow. HBO (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.