David Hiller

The Ticker (p.m. edition): Favre, Tan, Zell... - Posted July 14, 2008
> Retired (for now) Green Bay Packer Brett Favre goes On The Record with (Wisconsinite and ginormous Packer fan) Greta Van Susteren tonight. Favre clears up the reasons he asked to be released from his contract with the team. 10pmET (which is 9pm in Green Bay). > CNBC and CNBC Asia... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (p.m. edition): Favre, Tan, Zell... - Posted July 14, 2008
> Retired (for now) Green Bay Packer Brett Favre goes On The Record with (Wisconsinite and ginormous Packer fan) Greta Van Susteren tonight. Favre clears up the reasons he asked to be released from his contract with the team. 10pmET (which is 9pm in Green Bay). > CNBC and CNBC Asia... [TVNewser]

Tales of the Tribune Co.: Hiller and Lipinski Out - Posted July 14, 2008
Rumors were flying this morning that Los Angeles Times publisher and CEO David Hiller was about to be shown the door by Zell and Co. and now it's official. Randy Michaels (he of the more words, less reporters doctrine) just announced Hiller's departure, effective immediately. FishbowlLA has the memo.... [FishBowlNY]

Tales of the Tribune Co.: Hiller and Lipinski Out - Posted July 14, 2008
Rumors were flying this morning that Los Angeles Times publisher and CEO David Hiller was about to be shown the door by Zell and Co. and now it's official. Randy Michaels (he of the more words, less reporters doctrine) just announced Hiller's departure, effective immediately. FishbowlLA has the memo.... [FishBowlNY]

BREAKING: David Hiller Resigns - Posted July 14, 2008
Randy Michaels sends this e-mail to LAT staffers (well, the ones who are left, anyway): I want to let you know that David Hiller has decided to step down as publisher of The Los Angeles Times, effective immediately. David took over as publisher in October 2006, during a difficult period for the... [FishBowlLA]

BREAKING: David Hiller Resigns - Posted July 14, 2008
Randy Michaels sends this e-mail to LAT staffers (well, the ones who are left, anyway): I want to let you know that David Hiller has decided to step down as publisher of The Los Angeles Times, effective immediately. David took over as publisher in October 2006, during a difficult period for the... [FishBowlLA]

LAT To Cut 150 Jobs - Posted July 2, 2008
LAT staffers were given this memo today: Colleagues: You all know the paradox we find ourselves in: Thanks to the Internet, we have more readers for our great journalism than at any time in our history. But also thanks to the Internet, our advertisers have more choices, and we have less money. Add... [FishBowlLA]

Changes at Los Angeles Times Magazine - Posted June 10, 2008
The name may change or it may not. The editorial control may shift. The plan is still influx. They really don't know much yet, as apparent in this NY Times piece. What was made clear is that no jobs are on the chopping block. Man bites dog. [UPDATE: Here's the memo Russ... [FishBowlLA]

Former LAT Editors Speak Out - Posted May 6, 2008
Los Angeles Magazine speaks to five former editors of the LAT about what the paper was like then - and where it's going today. The overall picture is as grim as you'd expect: The good old days are good and dead and the industry is headed to hell in a handbasket.... [FishBowlLA]

Ken Reich: L.A. Times Becoming A "Lauging Stock" - Posted April 28, 2008
Former L.A. Times editor Ken Reich has some harsh words for new head ed Russ Stanton and his policies -- particularly the "cracking down" on using anonymous sources. Reich notes that former LAT reporter Barry Bearak had a terrifically interesting account in the Sunday NYT of his imprisonment for publishing reports... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 04.18.08 - Posted April 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | NEWS NOTES | JOBS You think Mo Rocca is not a funny guy. Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "Two college degrees, five years of experience, a stellar reputation = $18,000/year with no... [FishBowlDC]

Fired LAT Editor John Montorio: "It Was My Destiny" - Posted February 19, 2008
Ad Age reports that the American media work force is at a 15 year low--only 886,900 employed, thanks to the slumping newspaper industry. And speaking of slumping--whole lot of changes at the LA Times. The LAT, with paid circulation less than that number above, is now helmed by Russ Stanton, who lost... [FishBowlLA]

David Hiller Posts The World's Longest "Help Wanted" Ad - Posted January 23, 2008
On his internal blog (remember that?), LAT publisher David Hiller enumerates the various qualities he's looking for in a replacement editor-in-chief. (Our favorite part: "With me, as Sam says, no surprises. We need to communicate closely. Always tell me what you think, especially if you disagree. If we always agreed, we... [FishBowlLA]

LA Times Scorecard and Why O'Shea Was Dropped - Posted January 22, 2008
Emily Steel, in the Wall Street Journal, covers why LA Times publisher David Hiller and newly-axed editor Jim O'Shea couldn't agree: It seemed to Mr. Hiller that Mr. O'Shea was "unable to make the hard choices" by asking that the newsroom budget increase to about $123 million from $120 million. "They were... [FishBowlLA]

Stuff We've Been Too Sick To Blog 1: Metromix Goes Print - Posted December 17, 2007
Woe is us -- and woe is anyone who has breathed the same air as us in the last few days. We are still hellishly sick, but we're trying to rally to give you all the news that we've been too ill to type: On Thursday, David Hiller held a Town hall... [FishBowlLA]

David Hiller to Kevin Roderick: Show Me the Money - Posted October 19, 2007
LA Times publisher David Hiller is trying to laugh off the LA Observed post about the lack of heavy bidding to be his lunch date , by posting on the LAT internal blog: My epal Kevin Roderick who plainly has a lot of time on his hands, is making fun that lunch... [FishBowlLA]

Dear David Hiller, Come Blog For Us! - Posted October 15, 2007
Every week, we expend more energy than we'd care to admit pulling together all the fun nuggets of wonderfulness that make up the FBLA Media Events calendar. But why do it, when LAT publisher/blogger David Hiller is clearly eager to get in the game? On Friday he wrote up this blog post for... [FishBowlLA]

Everyone's A Blogger, Part 2 - Posted October 11, 2007
We get it. LAT publisher David Hiller will use "blog posts" for those bits of sunshine previously known as "internal memos." To wit: October 10, 2007 First posting I cannot think of a better first blog entry than to recognize one of our colleagues, John Salazar, who just returned to us from 18... [FishBowlLA]

Everyone's A Blogger - Posted October 11, 2007
While there is nothing to suggest L.A. needs more bloggers, newpaper folks are rushing to give everyone with thumbs their own url: @ The Orange County Register is offering to host blogs for the paper's readers -- though, it being a newspaper, OCR reserves the right to ban any IP address that... [FishBowlLA]

Zell to LAT Editors: Give Readers What They Want - Posted August 28, 2007
David Hiller sent out a staff memo giving the official version of Sam Zell's visit to the LA Times. Mickey Kaus has the more critical observations that Hiller left out, such as He made a big point of saying the paper had to print what readers wanted to read, not what... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 07.18.07 - Posted July 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. Do tell! What are these mythical "other" beaches you are running off to? An ABC release announced, "For the twelfth consecutive week, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54. Averaging 7.67 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/8 among Adults... [FishBowlDC]

Andres Martinez Joins New America Foundation - Posted June 8, 2007
Andres Martinez is joining the New America Foundation, as an Irvine Fellow. The former LA Times editorial page editor left in a huff after publisher David Hiller squashed a special edition edited by Brian Grazer. He's joining former West editor Rick Wartzman and Gregory Rodriguez. Based in Santa Monica, Martinez's... [FishBowlLA]

LA Times Buy-Out Memo --Hiller - Posted April 23, 2007
Publisher David Hiller has sent the buy-out memo to the LA Times staff. Here's the text: Folks, We're announcing today a series of actions, including an Employee Voluntary Separation Program that will eliminate between 100-150 jobs at the Los Angeles Times. ... [FishBowlLA]

Latest Rumors From Inside The LAT Newsroom - Posted April 3, 2007
The latest scuttlebutt: LAT Publisher David Hiller and ed Jim O'Shea heart Sam Zell and urged the Trib's board to give the grave dancer insider info. Know more? Do tell.... [FishBowlLA]

Nice And Natural -- That's The LAT Style - Posted March 29, 2007
It's fitting that in an e-mail describing the continuing selling-out of the LAT, ed David Hiller invokes an old hair color ad: Folks, The Los Angeles Times is making an appearance on this Sunday's episode of The Apprentice Los Angeles (10 p.m. on NBC). In the show, the contestant teams compete to create the best advertising preprint... [FishBowlLA]

Breaking: Grazer Section Killed--Martinez Out - Posted March 22, 2007
The Los Angeles Times scrapped the special Sunday Current section, as was announced by publisher David Hiller at a meeting this morning. Editor Andres Martinez resigned, blogging: David Hiller's decision to kill the Brian Grazer section this Sunday makes my continued tenure as Los Angeles Times editorial page editor untenable. The person in... [FishBowlLA]

Will the LA Times Pulp the Grazer Guest Edit Section? - Posted March 22, 2007
Andres Martinez covers his butt in a blog post at the LA Times. He's quick to point out that he wasn't alone, no siree, in deciding that Brian Grazer was a swell choice as Guest Editor. "Two senior editors, besides me, agreed that Brian was a good choice" "we all read up on... [FishBowlLA]

News War: The LA Times vs. Tribune and Readers Lose - Posted February 28, 2007
KCET broadcast Frontline's series News War last night, as counter programming for American Idol, never guessing that someone could actually want to watch both. This episode, What's Happening to the News, which examimes the struggles of the LA Times, will repeat this Friday and the website has the whole series.... [FishBowlLA]

News War: The LA Times vs. Tribune and Readers Lose - Posted February 28, 2007
KCET broadcast Frontline's series News War last night, as counter programming for American Idol, never guessing that someone could actually want to watch both. This episode, What's Happening to the News, which examimes the struggles of the LA Times, will repeat this Friday and the website has the whole series.... [FishBowlLA]

Joel Sappell Off LA Times On-line; Russ Stanton In as Innovation Editor - Posted January 24, 2007
Joel Sappell is out as Assistant Managing Editor for Interactive, and Russ Stanton will move from being current Business Editor to the new Innovation Editor (FBLA can't believe writers come up with these titles). LA Times.com will get an new editor, but no names yet. Jim O'Shea, editor of the Times,... [FishBowlLA]

Joel Sappell Off LA Times On-line; Russ Stanton In as Innovation Editor - Posted January 24, 2007
Joel Sappell is out as Assistant Managing Editor for Interactive, and Russ Stanton will move from being current Business Editor to the new Innovation Editor (FBLA can't believe writers come up with these titles). LA Times.com will get an new editor, but no names yet. Jim O'Shea, editor of the Times,... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Halloween Hate Crime Story - Posted January 4, 2007
The LA Weekly has a story on Long Beach Halloween hate crime case that started here in FBLA. Briefly, on Halloween night, in Long Beach, 3 white women were involved in a street brawl with some 30 black teenagers. The women all had serious injuries and 8 of the teens were... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Halloween Hate Crime Story - Posted January 4, 2007
The LA Weekly has a story on Long Beach Halloween hate crime case that started here in FBLA. Briefly, on Halloween night, in Long Beach, 3 white women were involved in a street brawl with some 30 black teenagers. The women all had serious injuries and 8 of the teens were... [FishBowlLA]