Los Angeles Times
Non-endorsements at Post, LA Times fit trend, but readers aren't happy
The number of newspapers endorsing a candidate for president has dwindled with the industry's financial troubles the past two decades, in part because owners reason that it makes no sense to alienate some subscribers by taking a clear stand in a politically polarising time. Yet in the past week, The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have angered readers for precisely the opposite reason: by choosing not to select a favoured candidate. The fallout from both decisions continued on Monday, with Post owner Jeff Bezos taking the unusual step of publicly defending the move in the columns of his own paper. Three members of the Post's editorial board resigned their positions and some journalists pleaded with readers to not express their disapproval by cancelling subscriptions. Many thousands have already done so. Bezos, in a note to readers, said it was a principled stand to ditch endorsements. People essentially don't care and see it as a sign of bias, he said. His comments appeared ..
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Los Angeles Times fires 20% employees, largest in its 142-year-old history
Paper's owner Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, defended the move, saying the organisation first needed to make progress towards building higher readership to make up for the heavy financial losses
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LA Times announces 74 job cuts due to economic challenges amid overhaul
The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday announced plans to cut 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization. In a message to staff, Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida wrote that employees whose positions are eliminated from the Pulitzer Prize -winning newspaper were being notified and that a staff meeting was scheduled for Monday to answer questions. We have done a vast amount of work as a company to meet the budget and revenue challenges head on. But that work will need acceleration and we will need more radical transformation in the newsroom for us to become a self-sustaining enterprise, Merida wrote. The cuts will eliminate about 13% of newsroom positions and affect full-time and temporary workers including editors, audio producers and managers, the Times reported. The cuts follow a series of layoffs at news organizations including the Washington Post and NPR. The move also comes days after journalists at two dozen
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Be my quarantine: The unattached turn to virtual dating amid the pandemic
From watching netflix shows together to cooking favourite recipes, singles are trying innovative ways to make virtual dating interesting
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In Los Angeles, a billionaire doctor purchases ailing LA Times newspaper
Patrick Soon-Shiong, a doctor who turned a cancer drug into a multibillion-dollar biotech empire, emerged as a major figure in Los Angeles life with his surprise $500 million purchase of The LA Times
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LA Times and other newspapers sold for $500 mn to billionaire investor
Soon-Shiong, a major shareholder in Tronc and chief executive of NantHealth Inc, will buy the publications
Troubled Los Angeles Times appoints Jim Kirk as editor amid unrest
In an interview Sunday night, Kirk, 52, conveyed a willingness to improve morale in the newsroom and calm the tensions
