Yoshino worked at the
Stockton Record and the
Fresno Bee before joining the
Los Angeles Times in 2000. Yoshino reported on unethical practices at a fertility clinic in the
University of California Irvine, and on dangerous rides at
Disneyland. Yoshino was the guiding editor of an investigative story about the
Bell corruption scandal that won a
Pulitzer Gold Medal in 2011 for
Public Service. She met her husband, a translator, while working in Iraq. In 2015 and 2016, Yoshino received awards from the
Society of American Business Editors and Writers for general excellence. In January 2018, Yoshino was unexpectedly approached by chief editor Lewis D’Vorkin while in a meeting, and escorted directly outside without being able to retrieve her personal belongings. There was no explanation to the press or others in the company.
Nieman Lab, the
Boston Herald, the
Stockton Record == References ==