The Mixer
The LA Weekly's owners go public, but questions remain
We are getting a clearer picture about the alt-newspaper L-A Weekly’s new direction.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 8m ListenWe are getting a clearer picture about the alt-newspaper L-A Weekly’s new direction. A new ownership group fired much of the editorial staff this week. It's made up of several investors – many with records of donating to Republican causes and candidates – who are now at the helm of the publication, known throughout its history for having progressive bent.
Steve Chiotakis
Afternoon News Anchor
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Gabriel Kahn
Professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Publisher/editor of Crosstown LA
Kate Pickert
journalism professor at Loyola Marymount University; former health care reporter for Time magazine; author of “Radical: The Science, Culture, and History of Breast Cancer in America”