School of Journalism Director Geneva Overholser was quoted by The News & Observer in the article "Stanton stepping down as L.A. Times editor; Maharaj to assume top newsroom job."

Nelson said Stanton's "abrupt departure indicates that the Times is still undergoing financial tumult that led to the short-lived tenures of several of Stanton’s predecessors."

“There’s a lot of turmoil about revenue, the power of the online edition, the role of the print edition,” Nelson said. “This is going on in every American newsroom but it’s been especially anguished at the Times.”

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