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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With one reporter left at LA Weekly, what's next for the paper?

Wednesday, new owners at the LA Weekly laid off nine of the paper’s 13 editorial staffers. There isn’t much clarity on what’s next for the publication.

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By Madeleine Brand • Nov 30, 2017 • 1 min read

Wednesday, new owners at the LA Weekly laid off nine of the paper’s 13 editorial staffers. There isn’t much clarity on what’s next for the publication. The new owners remain mostly a mystery -- they’ve kept their identity veiled through a newly created company named Semanal Media.

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