David Folkenflik

NPR media correspondent

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Media Correspondent for NPR; author of “Murdoch's World: The Last of the Old Media Empires”

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The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

Layoffs at LA Times? Trouble reflects larger media woes

The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The LA Times dropped daily sports scores to focus on magazine-style profiles and investigations.

LA Times changes sports section as owner sells San Diego paper

The LA Times dropped daily sports scores to focus on magazine-style profiles and investigations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Los Angeles Times joins a slate of news and media companies, including Spotify, Buzzfeed News, and NPR, that have laid off employees in recent months.

LA Times to eliminate 74 newsroom jobs, joining NPR, Spotify, Buzzfeed in cutting ranks

The Los Angeles Times joins a slate of news and media companies, including Spotify, Buzzfeed News, and NPR, that have laid off employees in recent months.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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