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Los Angeles Times Journalists Authorize a Strike
Eighty-five percent of participating members voted to empower the newsroom union to call a potential work stoppage.
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Does Patrick Soon-Shiong Want to Turn the L.A. Times Into a MAHA Memestock?
The owner of the venerable but fledgling news outlet says he wants to take it public, is it about giving the public a stake in the company, or bailing it out?
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Los Angeles Times Owner Reveals He’s Taking Newspaper Public
Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong made the announcement in an interview with Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show.'
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Legendary Critic Kenneth Turan on New Mayer/Thalberg Book, Sean Baker’s Rise and LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong
The former LA Times film reviewer reflects on his path from Brooklyn to Hollywood, the current state of film criticism and the LA Times, and what inspired him to spend four years writing the first dual-biography of MGM's two most legendary executives in 50 years.
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L.A. Times Owner Adds Bias Meter, AI-Generated Copy On Articles, Drawing Criticism From Guild
The newspaper's new "Insights" tool, which situates stories along the political spectrum, "risks further eroding confidence in the news," says one union leader.
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Beat the Press: Inside Trump’s War on Big Media
Settling landmark lawsuits, jettisoning "loser" anchors, shoveling out millions for vanity productions nobody (but Trump) wants to see — how Hollywood and the media are caving to the new MAGA order.
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Los Angeles Times Owner Goes on Fox News to Outline New Approach: “We Need Views From Both Sides”
The paper's owner said he wanted to more clearly demarcate stories that are news and those that are opinion. And, as far as hiring: "I'm looking for people like [CNN's] Scott Jennings."
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Kamala Harris Calls Newspaper Decisions Not to Endorse “Disappointing”
In an interview with Charlamagne tha God, the Democratic nominee said the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times' moves also speak to Donald Trump's ties to billionaires.
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Los Angeles Times Editorial Writer: Why I Resigned Over the Endorsement Call (Guest Column)
I respect owner Patrick Soon-Shiong’s right to interfere with editorials; that is one place where he ethically can do so. But an 11th hour decision to pull an endorsement of Kamala Harris is, whether he realizes it or not, practicing the opposite of the neutrality he professes to seek.
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More Editors Exit Los Angeles Times Amid Paper’s Presidential Endorsement Scandal
Robert Greene and Karin Klein joined editorial page editor Mariel Garza in departing the paper following its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 race.
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Los Angeles Times Editorial Page Editor Resigns Following Paper’s Decision Not to Endorse Presidential Candidate
Mariel Garza, a member of the Times' editorial board, said the non-endorsement "undermines the integrity of the editorial board and every single endorsement we make" in a resignation letter.
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Hot Source: L.A. Times Photo Caption Enrages Jewish Readers, Triggers Calls for Boycott
Referring to longtime Jewish charities as "Pro-Israel vigilante" groups engaged in "Zionist defense training," the paper has once again drawn fire for alleged antisemitism in its newsroom.
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