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'L.A. Times' Cuts Review Freelancers

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First Posted: 07/29/11 12:54 PM ET Updated: 09/28/11 06:12 AM ET

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publishersweekly.com:

In a move as significant for its breadth as its implications for the future of book coverage, the Los Angeles Times book review laid off all of its freelance book reviewers and columnists on July 21.

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In a move as significant for its breadth as its implications for the future of book coverage, the Los Angeles Times book review laid off all of its freelance book reviewers and columnists on July 21.
In a move as significant for its breadth as its implications for the future of book coverage, the Los Angeles Times book review laid off all of its freelance book reviewers and columnists on July 21.
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08:50 PM on 07/31/2011
It's evil of me I know, but the first thing I thought of when I read the headline, was: Oh! I didn't know they really read anything in LA. Sorry Angelinos, I know you do of course.
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thebigbike
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09:13 PM on 07/30/2011
there's a LA Times book section?

seems like there is a column or some writing more or less related to books on Sunday, buried in with the music and the plays and the visual arts and dance - all crammed into about 2 pages (less display ads)
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12:57 PM on 07/29/2011
The real question is "Is there a future for the LA Times?"
The answer, apparently, is "No, at least not as long as Sam Zell keeps prioritizing short term profits over producing a quality product..."
And yes, I know that newspapers across the country are hurting, but Zell made the LAT's problems much worse than they needed to be...
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