Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Culture of suspicion at the LA Times
There are fears that the Los Angeles Times is building a shadow, non-union newsroom. The paper’s new Editor in Chief, Jim Kirk, will have to calm those fears. We find out what’s happening to this town’s storied newspaper.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenLA Times building in downtown Los Angeles.
In this episode
5 storiesLA Times has ‘a fire to put out in every corner,’ says USC journalism professor
“The Los Angeles Times is like a Soviet circus right now” -- that’s what one current anonymous staffer told the Huffington Post. There are fears that the paper is building a shadow, non-union newsroom.
Read the story9 minFormer USC medical school dean calls 911 about a ‘baby not breathing’
The LA County Sheriff’s Department wants to talk with former USC medical school dean, Carmen Puliafito, about the death of a 3-week-old boy in October. Puliafito made the 911 call .
Read the story9 minKoch brothers plan to spend $400 million on 2018 elections
Big-time Republican donors Charles and David Koch hosted their semi-annual retreat this weekend outside of Palm Springs. Their network of deep-pocketed conservative groups pledged to spend more than $400 million on midterm races.
Read the story8 minTara Lipinski previews figure skating at Pyeongchang Olympics
Figure skater Tara Lipinski won gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. She was 15 years old. She later became a commentator along with Johnny Weir at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Read the story14 minThe best documentaries at Sundance
Matt Holzman, host of KCRW’s The Document, just got back from the Sundance Film Festival, where he judged the documentary competition. This means he got to see a lot of films, and he shares some of his favorites.
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