Tribune’s Los Angeles Times Hires Former Obama Aide

Los Angeles Times: Johanna Maska, who served in various high-level roles at the White House under President Obama, is joining the Los Angeles Times as VP of marketing and communications. Maska, 33, said she would focus on expanding the paper’s reach, especially online. “Johanna is uniquely skilled to help us bring the stories in the L.A. Times and the story of the L.A. Times to the world,” said Times CEO/publisher Austin Beutner.