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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Could the Koch Brothers Buy the LA Times?

    The Tribune Company, which owns the Los Angeles Times, is up for sale, and rumors are flying — the latest possible buyers being the billionaire Koch brothers, who've been spending big money on right-wing political causes. Hillel Aron broke the story for the LA Weekly .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Tribune Company, which owns the Los Angeles Times, is up for sale, and rumors are flying — the latest possible buyers being the billionaire Koch brothers, who've been spending big money on right-wing political causes. Hillel Aron broke the story for the LA Weekly.

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    MOCA, LACMA and the Future of Art in LA
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Hillel Aron

      LA Weekly

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      Gabriel Kahn

      Professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Publisher/editor of Crosstown LA

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    MOCA, LACMA and the Future of Art in LA
    1. 0:00Could the Koch Brothers Buy the LA Times?You’re reading this
    2. 10:28MOCA, LACMA and Eli Broad
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