LA Times Looks at Life, Death of Mike Penner/Christine Daniels

The Los Angeles Times re-enters the story of former LA Times sports reporter Mike Penner/Christine Daniels with a piece by Christopher Goffard based on several months of reporting after Penner’s death. Gone was quiet, circumspect Mike Penner, replaced by ebullient, outgoing — and instantly famous — Christine Daniels. Celebrity meant a megaphone, and Daniels vowed [...]

Requiem for a Transsexual Sportswriter

There has been plenty of media coverage on the death of LA Times sportswriter Mike Penner, who for a time was known as Christine Daniels. The most recent example is “Requiem for a Transsexual Sportswriter” by Jacob Bernstein, a senior reporter for The Daily Beast. It gives a detailed view into the last few months [...]

Remembering both Christine Daniels and Mike Penner

Covering this past week’s tragic death of a sportswriter who apparently committed suicide presents quite a challenge for reporters and not just because the loss hits so close to home. Mike Penner was noteworthy for the 25 years spent covering all manner of sports for the L.A. Times, but also for the fact that the [...]