Los Angeles Times

LA Times Fires Blogging Pressman Ed Padgett - Posted December 20, 2011
Ed Padgett, the founder and chief contributor to the blog The Los Angeles Times Pressmen's 20 Year Club, got canned last week. No reason has been given, but it's worth noting that Padgett's blogging has long been a thorn in the sides of LA Times execs. A union activist, Padget frequently... [FishbowlLA]

Los Angeles Times Hires Cartoonist David Horsey - Posted December 19, 2011
The Los Angeles Times has hired two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist David Horsey from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In his new role with the LAT, Horsey will provided cartoons... [FishbowlLA]

Judge Doesn't Want Copy of LiLo's Playboy Issue - Posted December 14, 2011
Lindsay Lohan and Judge Stephanie Sautner sure have come a long way these past few months. After it appeared the actress was headed back to jail (for more tha... [10,000 Words]

Judge Doesn't Want Copy of LiLo's Playboy Issue - Posted December 14, 2011
Lindsay Lohan and Judge Stephanie Sautner sure have come a long way these past few months. After it appeared the actress was headed back to jail (for more tha... [FishbowlLA]

Matt Kemp Would Win a NL MVP Revote - Posted December 13, 2011
Less than three weeks after Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp finished runner-up in the National League MVP race, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan... [FishbowlLA]

Happy 130th Birthday, Los Angeles Times - Posted December 4, 2011
Above is the first edition of the Los Angeles Times (previously the Los Angeles Daily Times) from Dec. 4, 1881. Happy Birthday!... [FishbowlLA]

Los Angeles Times Rolling Back Prices for Lunch - Posted December 1, 2011
Christmas is arriving early for hungry Los Angeles Times employees. Bon App tit!... [FishbowlLA]

Los Angeles Times Reporter Wins Bob Hunter Award - Posted November 17, 2011
Los Angeles Times sports reporter Steve Dilbeck was voted the winner of the Bob Hunter ... [FishbowlLA]

Headline Typo Sneaks Past LAT Copy Desk - Posted November 16, 2011
Oops. Kevin Roderick caught this typo on the Los Angeles Times website Tuesday. Hey, it happens. [H/T ... [FishbowlLA]

There Was a Frank McCourt Sighting Monday - Posted November 14, 2011
Los Angeles Dodgers owner (for now) Frank McCourt made his first public appearance Monday since agreeing to sell the team, just hours after the news broke that center fielder ... [FishbowlLA]

Los Angeles Times Reopens Globe Lobby - Posted November 9, 2011
The iconic Los Angeles Times Globe Lobby will reopen to the public and host a monthly lunchtime tour series called "Thursdays @ The Globe." The free ... [FishbowlLA]

Koufax Trumps Magic in LAT Sports Poll - Posted November 8, 2011
Former Dodger lefty Sandy Koufax was the runaway winner in the Los Angeles Times... [FishbowlLA]

Vin Scully Voted Third Greatest LA Sports Figure - Posted November 5, 2011
And then there was two. Vin Scully made the list of the Los Angeles Times 20 greatest LA sports figures at No. 3 (though you ca... [GalleyCat]

LA Times Magazine App Given the Axe - Posted November 4, 2011
The November issue of LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine is out Sunday, but it won't be available for download. The magazine app, launched just this April, has been killed. We worried this might be a bad omen. The mag lost publisher Shelley... [FishbowlLA]

Chick Hearn Selected to LAT Sports Figures List - Posted November 1, 2011
Chick Hearn, the voice of the Los Angeles Lakers for nearly 40 years, was selected as the No. 7 greatest figure in Los Angeles sports history by ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT is Now Fifth-Largest Newspaper - Posted November 1, 2011
The Audit Bureau of Circulations released their latest circulation numbers Tuesday and the Los Angeles Times is now the fifth-largest newspaper in the country. ... [FishbowlLA]

Former LAT Sports Editor Hired by USA Today - Posted October 31, 2011
Former Los Angeles Times deputy sports editor and Yahoo! Sports executive editor Dave Morgan was ... [FishbowlLA]

James Rainey Trading Media Column for Reporting - Posted October 29, 2011
James Rainey wrote his last "On the Media" column for the Los Angeles Times Saturday, as the columnist will focus more ... [FishbowlLA]

ProPublica's TimelineSetter: A Wonky Yet Powerful Tool - Posted October 14, 2011
Timelines are an effective storytelling tool that can display information that occurs over time in an attractive, easy to follow format. While there are many tools available to do the trick, one stands out for its power, and that's ProPublica's open source TimelineSetter. The introduction to TimelineSetter reads like this: "TimelineSetter creates beautiful... [10,000 Words]

Lorraine Ali Named LA Times Pop Music Editor - Posted October 13, 2011
The Los Angeles Times hired Lorraine Ali as their new pop music editor, succeeding ... [FishbowlLA]

Jim Murray Makes Greatest LA Sports Figures List - Posted October 12, 2011
Jim Murray, arguably the best local columnist of all-time, was selected as the No. 19 greatest sports f... [GalleyCat]

CA Water Organization Uses Taxpayer Money to Fool Taxpayers - Posted September 23, 2011
A California water agency has dragged Google News into a scandal over a serious case of astroturfing. The Central Basin Municipal Water District, in Los Angeles County, has been called out for writing fake news stories promoting itself,... [PRNewser]

LA Times Wins APME First Amendment Award - Posted September 15, 2011
The Los Angeles Times beat out The Salt Lake Tribune and The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press for the Associ... [GalleyCat]

LA Times Copy Editor on Watching Son's MLB Debut - Posted September 13, 2011
There's nothing more exciting for a baseball player than his Major League debut. Former Chatsworth High School star Matt Dominguez was called up by the Florida Marlins last week and his parents flew down to Miami... [GalleyCat]

LA Times Copy Editor on Watching Son's MLB Debut - Posted September 13, 2011
There's nothing more exciting for a baseball player than his Major League debut. Former Chatsworth High School star Matt Dominguez was called up by the Florida Marlins last week and his parents flew down to Miami... [FishbowlLA]

Layoffs Coming to LA Times Pressroom - Posted August 15, 2011
LA Times pressroom is being further downsized "in response to the decline in revenue and page counts." Ten union pressroom employees will be laid off at the end of August. The LAT pressroom has been hit hard by layoffs in the past. Last year the paper closed their Orange County printing... [FishbowlLA]

Mark Heisler, Jerry Crowe Laid Off At LA Times - Posted July 28, 2011
One of the best NBA writers in the business, Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times, was laid off Wednesday.... [SportsNewser]

How at Risk Is Rupert Murdoch's Reputation? - Posted July 9, 2011
Rupert Murdoch might like us to believe his decision to abruptly shutter Britain's best-selling but scandal-plagued News of the World was solely a matter of journalism ethics,... [PRNewser]

Former LA Times Reporter Received Extra Benefits During USC Football Career - Posted June 22, 2011
Former Los Angeles Times sportswriter and USC running back Lonnie White admits to accepting $14,000 in different forms of "benefits" during his Trojan playing career. White came clean in ... [SportsNewser]

ASNE Releases Detailed Report on Newspapers' Social Media Policies, Best Practices - Posted May 16, 2011
The American Society of Newspaper Editors released a new report, 10 Best Practices for Social Medi... [SocialTimes.com]

In The Twitter-verse, The New York Times Dominates All Other Newspapers - Posted April 5, 2011
The New York Times dominates the newspaper sector when it comes to Twitter followers, tallying more than 3 million (3,062,437, to be exact) as of March 31, while no other newspaper cracked the 1 million ma... [SocialTimes.com]

The Top 25 Newspapers on Twitter - Posted April 5, 2011
The Wrap calculated the American newspapers with the most Twitter follows, and compared the results to a similar list compiled five months ago. It's... [FishbowlNY]

"The Fat Man" Finishes The 2011 L.A. Marathon - Posted March 21, 2011
Despite a torrential storm and the 400 pounds on his frame, Kelly Gneiting finished ... [SportsNewser]

What Is News? Ask Sallie Hofmeister of the Los Angeles Times - Posted December 8, 2010
Kevin Roderick at L... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

LA Times Profiles Sports Talk Legend Joe McDonnell - Posted November 22, 2010
Sports fans in Los Angeles know the name Joe McDonnell. The sports talk radio legend, nicknamed "The Big Nasty," was known for his brash opinions and his massive frame. ... [SportsNewser]

Eisner Not in Running to Head Tribune... Maybe - Posted September 24, 2010
All those reports that the Tribune Co.'s new boss would soon be Michael Eisner, if the company can ever get out of its bankruptcy proceedings, might have been premature. Eisner, of course, has ... [MediaJobsDaily]

NBC News Responds to New Matt Lauer Affair Allegations - Posted May 19, 2010
Matt Lauer has already shot down the rumors, his co-anchor M... [TVNewser]

Pulitzer Mechanic Columnist Jumps Publications, Coasts - Posted February 4, 2010
Late breaking Thursday item: The Wall Street Journal has scooped up veteran Los Angeles Times writer ... [FishbowlNY]

Pay The Writer? Not With This Technology! - Posted January 6, 2010
The clip above of sci-fi writer ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: In Memoriam - Posted December 28, 2009
Our favorite part of any award show is the memorial montage commemorating the lives of all those who passed away in the past year. While this year's headlines were populated by the tragic deaths of celebrities and other bold-faced names -- from Michael Jackson and ... [FishbowlNY]

The News Literacy Project: Bringing Accountability Into the Classroom - Posted October 27, 2009
Vivian Schiller, Soledad O'Brien and Alan Miller Photo via Meredith Goncalves Last night, Time Warner hosted a litany of major media players, all gathered in support of The News Literacy Project. Founded by Alan Miller... [FishbowlNY]

Jim O'Shea Explains The Chicago News Cooperative - Posted October 23, 2009
Yesterday we learned that former Chicago Tribune and ... [FishbowlNY]

Tribune Employees To Create Content For NYT In Chicago - Posted October 22, 2009
Today's New York Times news has to do with the buying of content from former Chicago Tribune employees. Considering that Sam Zell ran t... [FishbowlNY]

Jon Stewart Mocks CNN|LAT Mag Names New Editor|Star-Ledger Faces More Cuts|The Atlantic Names Brave Thinkers - Posted October 13, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: Assessing "60 Minutes" - Posted September 28, 2009
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CNN.com Snags LAT Online ME|NYT, WSJ Plan San Fran Projects|Nielsen: First Half Ad Spending Down 15.4%|EGM Looks To Relaunch In December|Jon Minus Kate On ABC - Posted September 8, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video WebNewser: CNN.com has named ... [FishbowlNY]

Daily Beast Continues To Build West Coast Staff - Posted August 11, 2009
Our colleagues at FishbowlLA have a story today about Tina Brown's latest hire for The Daily Beast. According to Dylan Stableford Brown has snagged Los An... [FishbowlNY]

LAT Profiles Nikki Finke|New York Profile Subject Dash Snow Dies|Thomson Reuters Looks To Buy Breakingviews.com|Next New Networks Trims Staff|Shirky Talks Jounalism Subsidies - Posted July 15, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video FishbowlLA: The Los Angeles Times' James Rainey ... [FishbowlNY]

Keller: Times Staffers Lax In Ethics Compliance - Posted May 21, 2009
Ever since New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman (left) publicly returned a $75,000 speakers' fee earlier this month, ... [FishbowlNY]

Polk Awards Announced: Barstow, Talese Among Winners - Posted February 17, 2009
The annual Polk Awards have been announced, and a number of the winners are being recognized for work done at newspapers currently struggling to keep their newsrooms alive. Eric Nalder... [FishbowlNY]

Arianna Thinks Opinion is Good, Also Facts! - Posted December 22, 2008
Choire Sicha interviewed Arianna Huffington for this weekend's ... [FishbowlNY]

Tales of the Tribune Co.: LAT Magazine Relaunches as LA - Posted July 28, 2008
Between all the layoffs and the disappearing sections it's sometimes hard to keep track of all the upheaval going on at the Tribune Co.-owned ... [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 a... [FishbowlNY]

Is This Still Your Father's Book Review? (And If So, Why?) - Posted July 9, 2008
Just in case you were wondering: Yep, I saw the Lee Abrams memo that touches upon the future of the LA Times Book Review. In case you hadn't, here's the nut: "Maybe Book sections in newspapers are just dated. Not the idea... but the look and feel. Maybe they're modeled after a... [GalleyCat]

Blogging Cannes - Posted May 14, 2008
Wish you were in France? (Us neither). But just in case you want to keep up, here's a list of local pubs who have sent bloggers over for a vie en film: The Hollywood Reporter: Steven Zeitchik is live blogging Cannes. Los Angeles Times:... [FishbowlLA]

Lunch: Politics As Usual - Posted April 23, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE Timing is everything. Just ask Hillary Clinton. If we'd come a day earlier we would have dined with Karl Rove. (Well, okay, we'd have been in the same room.) Our spy says the sight of 'Bush's brain'-turned-Fox commentator at table five had the j... [FishbowlNY]

Margaret Jones/Peggy Seltzer Toteboard - Posted March 9, 2008
Margaret B. Jones/Peggy Seltzer Scoreboard: Chicago Tribune Why they lie Financial Times Tall tales of the would-be victim New York Times Strong reporting nearly makes up for the initial flabbiness. No dog-pile of ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 04.13.07 - Posted April 13, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think NBC should not have dropped Imus. From a tipster: "check out sudarsan r's front page first person piece in today's washpost... [FishbowlDC]

LA Times Praises Baghdad Bureau/ Replaces Staff - Posted February 28, 2007
The Los Angeles Times is pretty pleased about their Baghdad bureau. From Marjorie Miller's memo to the troops: I want to take this opportunity to thank BORZOU DARAGAHI, SOLOMON MOORE and LOUISE ROUG for their outstanding work in our Baghdad bureau. We had a truly remarkable year in 2006 with a wonderful... [FishbowlLA]