Media Giant Tronc Shifts Focus Under Controversial Leader

Ross Levinsohn, chief digital executive at Tronc, plans to reshape how tens of millions of Americans get their news. Levinsohn comes to the media conglomerate with a controversial past that includes allegations of workplace misconduct. Those allegations were quietly dismissed when Tronc sold off one of its largest papers, The Los Angeles Times, last month.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) about Levinsohn's career and plans for Tronc.