Jill Stewart
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Jill Stewart is the Deputy Editor of News at LA Weekly
, the largest alternative weekly newspaper in the Western U.S. She directs a staff of metro reporters who specialize in Los Angeles
and California
news and politics. Her written commentary still appears on the op ed pages of The Wall Street Journal
, and her work in recent years has been published by The New York Times
and Wired
.
She is a longtime print, radio, Internet, and television political commentator. From 1984 through 1991, she was a metro reporter with the Los Angeles Times
. During 1991 and 1992, she lived in Prague and wrote occasionally about that nation's difficult transition to democracy. From 1997 through 2003, she authored a weekly commentary column on Los Angeles
, southern California
, and Sacramento
politics for the now-defunct alternative newspaper New Times LA
. That "acerbic, iconoclastic" column propelled Stewart into the public conscious and made her a "must-read for many in town", particularly the LA power elite. From 2003 to late 2006, she wrote a syndicated column on California politics that ran in the San Francisco Chronicle
, Los Angeles Daily News
, Orange County Register, Long Beach Press-Telegram
and several other newspapers, reaching an audience of 1 million readers.
Stewart's awards include one for Best Column In The Nation by the American Society of Newspaper Columnists, in 2001, and Top Columnist in Los Angeles, by the Los Angeles Press Club, in 2002.
Stewart has a long history in radio and TV broadcasting as a frequent past guest on CNN
, MSNBC
and Fox News Channel
, particularly during the 2003 recall of California Gov. Gray Davis
. She was a frequent commentator on the local radio show AirTalk, on Pasadena City College
's NPR
radio station, KPCC, on PBS affiliate KCET
's Life & Times, KABC-AM
's Larry Elder Show
, and Adelphia Cable's Week in Review (formerly hosted by current City Councilman Bill Rosendahl
).
During the 2005 mayoral campaign in Los Angeles, Stewart was employed as a political analyst by KCAL 9.
She received her master's degree in journalism from Stanford University
.
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
, the largest alternative weekly newspaper in the Western U.S. She directs a staff of metro reporters who specialize in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
news and politics. Her written commentary still appears on the op ed pages of The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, and her work in recent years has been published by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
.
She is a longtime print, radio, Internet, and television political commentator. From 1984 through 1991, she was a metro reporter with the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. During 1991 and 1992, she lived in Prague and wrote occasionally about that nation's difficult transition to democracy. From 1997 through 2003, she authored a weekly commentary column on Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, and Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
politics for the now-defunct alternative newspaper New Times LA
New Times LA
New Times LA is a now-defunct alternative weekly newspaper that was published in Los Angeles, California by the New Times Media corporation from 1996 until 2002. The editor-in-chief for its entire run was Rick Barrs...
. That "acerbic, iconoclastic" column propelled Stewart into the public conscious and made her a "must-read for many in town", particularly the LA power elite. From 2003 to late 2006, she wrote a syndicated column on California politics that ran in the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Daily News
The Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a branch of Colorado-based MediaNews Group....
, Orange County Register, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Long Beach Press-Telegram
The Press-Telegram is a daily newspaper published in Long Beach, California. Tracing its history to 1897, it is currently published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a division of newspaper conglomerate MediaNews Group, which purchased the newspaper from Knight Ridder in 1997; Ridder and Knight...
and several other newspapers, reaching an audience of 1 million readers.
Stewart's awards include one for Best Column In The Nation by the American Society of Newspaper Columnists, in 2001, and Top Columnist in Los Angeles, by the Los Angeles Press Club, in 2002.
Stewart has a long history in radio and TV broadcasting as a frequent past guest on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
and Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
, particularly during the 2003 recall of California Gov. Gray Davis
Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003...
. She was a frequent commentator on the local radio show AirTalk, on Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College is a community college in Pasadena, California, USA, located on Colorado Boulevard. PCC is the third largest community college campus in the United States. PCC was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. In 1954, Pasadena Junior College merged with another junior...
's NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
radio station, KPCC, on PBS affiliate KCET
KCET
KCET, channel 28, is an independent, non-commercial public television station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KCET's studio is located on West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is atop Mount Wilson. Al Jerome is the current CEO and President, serving since 1996.KCET was...
's Life & Times, KABC-AM
KABC (AM)
KABC is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Cumulus Media company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all-talk" in 1960 and was one of the first stations to do so...
's Larry Elder Show
Larry Elder
Laurence Allen "Larry" Elder is an American radio and television personality. His radio program The Larry Elder Show airs weekdays 9 AM to noon on talk radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles, California...
, and Adelphia Cable's Week in Review (formerly hosted by current City Councilman Bill Rosendahl
Bill Rosendahl
William Joseph "Bill" Rosendahl is an American politician. He is serving on the Los Angeles City Council, representing Council District 11. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
).
During the 2005 mayoral campaign in Los Angeles, Stewart was employed as a political analyst by KCAL 9.
She received her master's degree in journalism from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
Sources
- Jill Stewart's Biography
- Howard Blume, The End of New Times, LA Weekly, October 4, 2002 http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/46/news-blume.php