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| Ford Foundation to Bankroll New Reporters at Los Angeles Times
-- Is it one thing when the Ford Foundation hands out grants to non-profits like theaters or museums, and quite another when it's for-profit institutions that benefit? The Los Angeles Times announced that the Ford Foundation has... |
| Los Angeles Times Magazine to Cease Publication
-- The monthly publication of the Los Angeles Times will shut down as of the June 2012 issue. Times president Kathy K. Thomson announced the news in a memo, Times ending Sunday magazine with June 3 issue, published... |
| Why 'Paywall' Is a Dirty Word, and What Newspapers Are Doing About It
-- Is a "membership program," like the one to be put in place March 5 by the Los Angeles Times, really any different from a "subscription model" or a "digital subscription"? Or, the most dreaded term of all -- a "paywall"? The Nieman... |
| Los Angeles Times Begins Charging for Online Access March 5
-- The newspaper's new "membership program" will charge readers an initial rate of 99 cents for four weeks. Those who opt not to subscribe can access 15 stories in a 30-day period free of charge. From Los Angeles Times launches... |
| Former Los Angeles Times managing editor Vincent Lalo resurfaced as editor in chief of Morphyne.com, effective January 2012. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, January 9, 2012 |
| Los Angeles Times Fires Blogging Pressman Ed Padgett
-- A Los Angeles Times employee for 39 years, Padgett had previously run into trouble with the higher ups -- he was suspended last year, apparently for writing on his blog about problems in the press room. Underneath a... |
| Davan Maharaj Named Editor of Los Angeles Times
-- December 13, 2011: Maharaj replaces Russ Stanton, who resigned his position as top editor at the newspaper. Maharaj has served as managing editor for news there since May 2008, responsible for the Foreign, National,... |
| L.A. Times Media Group Appoints Digitally Minded Execs
-- The Los Angeles Times Media Group announced several executive appointments that are intended to pump up ad revenue in the digital media space. John O'Loughlin, Times chief revenue officer and EVP of advertising sales,... |
| ACLU, Photogs Sue L.A. Sheriff's Office for Harassment
-- The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and some of its deputies harassed and improperly searched photographers taking pictures legally in public places. Los Angeles... |
| The Los Angeles Times named Lorraine Ali music editor, effective October 2011. She previously served as a general editor, music critic and contributing culture and entertainment editor at Newsweek. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, October 21, 2011 |
| Water District Applauds Corrections to LA Times Story
-- The Los Angeles Times printed a correction, clarifying errors in a story written by Sam Allen about Central Basin Municipal Water District earlier in September 2011. Central Basin general manager Art Aguilar issued a press... |
| LA Times Pressman: Print Edition Dead Within 3 To 5 Years
-- In a September 23, 2011 interview with Los Angeles-area blog The Frying Pan, which covers "the current economy and our collective efforts to create a new and better one," editor Steve Mikulan asked Los Angeles Times pressman Ed... |
| Former Publisher Sues Los Angeles Times for $13 Million
-- Steven Gellman, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times Magazine, claims that the newspaper's owner, Tribune Company, fired and defamed him because he objected to a cost-saving decision to cease distribution of the magazine... |
| Scully Back for His 63rd Season, Jarrin for His 54th
-- Two days after Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully announced that he would be returning to the broadcast booth in 2012 for his 63rd season, Jaime Jarrin, the Dodgers' Spanish radio broadcaster, said he'd be back for... |
| Traffic Up at Los Angeles Times
-- Carmageddon has come and gone in LA, land of too many vehicles. Traffic of a different sort -- web site visitors -- is on the rise at the Los Angeles Times. In Traffic Report: Why Pageviews and... |
| $6.6 Billion Stolen and Nobody Cares
-- At least not in the mainstream media. On June 13, 2011, The Los Angeles Times reported that $12 billion in cash was sent to Iraq by cargo plane between March 2003 and May 2004. The money was intended for... |
| June 2, 2011 -- Randall Roberts is now pop music critic at Los Angeles Times. He was previously pop music editor there. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, June 6, 2011 |
| Emily Smith Named Senior VP, Digital at LA Times Media Group
-- The announcement was made on June 2, 2011 by Kathy Thomson, president and COO of the Times. “One of LATMG’s overarching goals is to ensure our digital portfolio best reflects our commitment to being Southern California’s number... |
| How the LA Times Got its Schwarzenegger Love Child Scoop
-- On May 18, 2011, media business web site The Wrap reported on the chain of events that led to the first story of the couple's split and the bombshell revelation about the child: "It started when the paper received a tip... |
| Schwarzenegger Fathered a Child with Household Employee
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former California governor admitted -- only upon leaving office -- that the child was his. The employee worked for... |
| Kathy Thomson Named President/COO of LA Times Media Group
-- Thomson will oversee the company’s portfolio of products, including all editorial, advertising sales, business services, marketing and operational functions. The announcement was made on May 6, 2011 by Tribune Company... |
| -- March 30, 2011 -- Ashley Dunn is now editor of the California section of the Los Angeles Times. She was previously the newspaper's deputy national editor. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, March 30, 2011 |
| -- February 15, 2011 -- Jimmy Orr is now managing editor, online at Los Angeles Times. He was previously deputy editor, online there. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, February 16, 2011 |
| The Daily, Rupert Murdoch's New iPad 'Publication,' Debuts
-- Latest venture from the News Corporation CEO is a bold bet that consumers will pay for digital information they have long gotten for free, The Los Angeles Times reported on February 1, 2011: "With its splashy visual... |
| Despite Distinctions, Los Angeles Times Loses Standing at Home
-- On January 23, 2011, The New York Times reported: "Big-city newspapers all across the country have suffered one indignity after another in the last few years. But few of them have been as hard hit — or gotten as much grief for it... |
| Los Angeles Times Reporters to Receive LA Press Club's First Public Service Award
-- January 7, 2011 -- The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce its first Public Service in Journalism award. It's for reporting that results in improving the civic life of a city or region in California. LA Times reporters Jeff Gottlieb and... |
| More TV Viewers May Be Cutting the Cable Cord in 2011
-- Mobile, Internet devices among hottest items at Consumer Electronics Show, The Los Angeles Times reported on January 3, 2011: "The proliferation of viewing devices — including a new generation of TV sets that connect to... |
| The Outing of a Restaurant Critic
-- Russ Parsons, writing in the Los Angeles Times on December 30, 2010, explains a few things to know about the newspaper's food reviews: "First, we are not going to change the way we do business. We'll... |
| Beverly Hills Restaurant Bans Los Angeles Times Food Critic and Posts Her Photo
-- The newspaper reported on December 22, 2010: "It’s a truism of the entertainment industry that a movie must be a real stinker when it's rushed into theaters before a round of reviews. That wouldn't be the dynamic at play at Red Medicine, the... |
| -- December 16, 2010 -- Anthony York is now state government staff writer at Los Angeles Times. He was previously editor at Capitol Weekly. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, December 20, 2010 |
| Journalism Is in Hour of 'Grave Peril,' Says Top Government Regulator
-- The Los Angeles Times reported on December 1, 2010: "Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps is taking aim at the state of television news, which he says is "in its hour of grave peril." In both an interview with BBC World... |
| Barry Zwick Dies at 68; Los Angeles Times Editor and Travel Writer, the
newspaper reported on November 28, 2010: "Barry Zwick, a longtime editor at The Times who also wrote regularly for the paper's Travel section, died Sunday of diabetes-related cardiac arrest at his home in Encino, his family said. He was... |
| Sen. Rockefeller Rips Media Industry at Hearing on Recent Distribution Fights
-- The Los Angeles Times reported on November 17, 2010: "Although the topic of the hearing being held by the Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet's topic is supposed to be the recent rash of... |
| -- November 3, 2010 -- Jim Newton returns to the Los Angeles Times as an op-ed columnist on local government, effective sometime in December. He spent some time away from the paper to write a biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, November 3, 2010 |
| Los Angeles Times Parent Company Files Reorganization Plan
-- On October 23, 2010, Reuters U.S. reported: "Tribune Company filed a reorganization plan late on Friday that will turn over control of the bankrupt newspaper publisher to its leading creditors including JPMorgan Chase & Co,... |
| Jerry Brown Leads Meg Whitman in California Governor's Race, Barbara Boxer
Ahead of Carly Fiorina in Senate Race -- The Los Angeles Times reported on October 24, 2010: "Brown, the Democratic attorney general and former governor, led Whitman 52% to 39% among likely voters, the poll found. His advantage has more... |
| The News Is, That Pitch Was Paid For
-- The Los Angeles Times reported on September 15, 2010: "With summer ending, local television news stations recently rolled out their back-to-school features. In 10 big cities, that meant an appearance by... |
| Michael Eisner and the L.A. Times -— A Marriage Made in Heaven?
-- TheWrap reported on September 13, 2010: "Michael Eisner running to the Tribune Company, the man in charge of the Los Angeles Times? That seems to be the word – and, actually, it does make perfect sense. After all, more than most... |
| The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Interactive Named 2010 MOBI Awards Finalist
-- September 8, 2010 -- The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Interactive today announced that they have been selected as a 2010 MOBI Awards finalist. The Times' next generation mobile phone app is a contender in the "Best Mobile App for Editorial... |
| Former Los Angeles Times Political Cartoonist Dies at 86, the newspaper
reported on September 5, 2010: "Paul Conrad, whose fiercely confrontational editorial cartoons made him one of the leading political provocateurs of the second half of the 20th century and who helped push the Los Angeles Times to... |
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