Kimi Yoshino
Founding Editor in Chief
Kimi Yoshino is the founding Editor in Chief of The Baltimore Banner. Since the nonprofit digital site launched in June 2022, she has developed the editorial strategy and grown the award-winning newsroom to more than 80 journalists. Prior to relocating to The Banner, she was Managing Editor at the Los Angeles Times, where she worked for 21 years. At The Times, she held numerous roles — as a reporter, editor, and strategic leader. In 2011, she helped guide the paper’s investigation into corruption in the city of Bell, which was awarded the Pulitzer Gold Medal for Public Service. Kimi is a California native and started her career as a reporter at The Stockton Record and The Fresno Bee.
The latest from Kimi
The Banner is sharing data about U.S. overdoses. We hope it saves lives.
A note from Baltimore Banner Editor in Chief Kimi Yoshino on The Banner sharing data about U.S. overdoses.
On Democracy Day, a reminder that newsrooms like ours have a role to play
On Democracy Day, there is no more important time to ensure people have access to trustworthy news to help them make informed decisions.
Sunshine Week: Maryland’s best and worst agencies for open records and government transparency
It’s Sunshine Week, a time to emphasize the need for open records and government transparency, and we thought we’d highlight some local winners and losers.
Baltimore’s best international markets, plus an editor’s favorite cookbooks
Since moving to Baltimore I’ve been exploring the region and slowly replenishing my pantry bottles and jars of Chinese vinegars, Thai curry pastes and other ingredients I had to throw out when I left Los Angeles.
‘Local news is thriving’: Letter from our Editor-in-Chief Kimi Yoshino
To celebrate The Baltimore Banner’s one-year anniversary, Editor-in-Chief Kimi Yoshino pens a letter to our readers.
Our mission: What The Baltimore Banner journalists want to do for you
We worked with each of our journalists to think deeply about how their work affects people, and to craft individual mission statements that describe the specific impacts their work aims to have.
A note from our editor in chief Kimi Yoshino
The Baltimore Banner launches today and we’re excited about what that means for local journalism.
What to expect from The Baltimore Banner
We’re busy hiring reporters and editors and making plans for our official launch later this spring. Here are a few of the things we’re planning.
