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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Cutting with an Axe, Not a Scalpel, at the LA Times

    When the Chicago Tribune bought the Los Angeles Times, the editorial staff was 1200 strong.  Now, under Sam Zell, it's at 660.

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

    When the Chicago Tribune bought the Los Angeles Times, the editorial staff was 1200 strong. Now, under Sam Zell, it's at 660. Yesterday alone, 75 people were laid off, fully 10 percent of what remained after years of Draconian cuts blamed on "conditions across the newspaper industry." Inside the paper, even reporters who knew it was coming are shocked. Is the once-hefty Los Angeles Times about to become a daily pamphlet? We look at the impact with Kevin Roderick, founder of LA Observed.

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    Cutting with Axes, Not Scalpels, at the Los Angeles Times
    1. 1:18Budget Crisis, Part II: They Will Be Back
    2. 10:38Cutting with an Axe, Not a Scalpel, at the LA TimesYou’re reading this
    3. 18:13A British Bloke in the City of Angels
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Kevin Roderick

      LA Observed

      News

    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Cutting with Axes, Not Scalpels, at the Los Angeles Times
    1. 1:18Budget Crisis, Part II: They Will Be Back
    2. 10:38Cutting with an Axe, Not a Scalpel, at the LA TimesYou’re reading this
    3. 18:13A British Bloke in the City of Angels
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