LA Times “Death Spiral”

Corbin Boies at The Daily Beast: The Los Angeles Times’ chaos over imminent layoffs received federal attention on Monday after 10 members of the city’s congressional delegation, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), wrote a letter imploring the owner and the union that...

Trouble at the LA Times

Jason McGahan at The Hollywood Reporter: What went wrong? And why so quickly? Some sources point to friction with Soon-Shiong’s 30-year-old daughter, Nika Soon-Shiong, who in recent years has apparently appointed herself the paper’s unofficial ombudsman, publicly...

Media Cuts

Katie Robertson at The Washington Post: The Los Angeles Times is cutting more than 10 percent of its newsroom jobs, its executive editor, Kevin Merida, said on Wednesday. In an email to staff, Mr. Merida said the company was restructuring and would eliminate 74 roles...