Mary Melton

Los Angeles magazine

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Editor-in-Chief of Los Angeles magazine

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Journalists at the L.A. Times voted overwhelmingly today to unionize, the first time they have done so in more than 130 years.

Trouble or transformation for LA journalism

Journalists at the L.A. Times voted overwhelmingly today to unionize, the first time they have done so in more than 130 years.

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