Los Angeles Times

LA Times Names New Editor, The 4th Time In 3 Years

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The Los Angeles Times named a new top editor on Thursday, Russ Stanton, three weeks after the previous editor, James E. O'Shea, was forced out for res...

Jason Linkins

Max Boot: McCain Will Scare The Bejeezus Out Of Our Enemies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


One of the concerns that many observers have had over the prospect of a McCain presidency has been the Senator's reputation for being temperamental. ...

Sam Zell Tells LA Times Staffers: Watch Porn At Your Desks!

New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Tribune chief Sam Zell had a meeting with the staff of The Los Angeles Times today that was so wildly entertaining it puts to shame the one he held at...

LA Times Editor Fired in Budget Dispute

AP | JOHN ROGERS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Times fired its top editor after he rejected a management order to cut $4 million from the newsroom budget, 14 mon...

Shakeup At LA Times As Top Editor Is Forced Out For Resisting Cutbacks

Los Angeles Times | Thomas S. Mulligan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


For the second time in 15 months, the editor of the Los Angeles Times has been fired for refusing to impose budget cuts ordered by his publisher. Tim...

Traders See Zell's Tribune Deal As Riskiest Big Buyout

Wall Street Journal | Dwight Cass and Lauren Silva | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The bankruptcies of Revco and Federated heralded the end of the 1980s buyout boom. Traders and lenders are starting to wonder which of the current LBO...

Bullish Zell Seals Deal For Tribune Company

Los Angeles Times | Thomas S. Mulligan, James Rainey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


For the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private co...

Jason Linkins

Gangsta Lean: The L.A. Times Would Have You Believe Ahmad Chalabi Was A Largely Reputable Person

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The deficiencies lie in the stupendous lack of a critical eye for the factors that made a Chalabi comeback necessary.

Zell: I'm Not Selling L.A. Times

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Chicago real estate magnate and Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell said Tuesday he had no plans to sell the Los Angeles Times to any of the moguls who previou...

PBS Cleans Up At News Emmys

Los Angeles Times | Matea Gold | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


PBS dominated the field Monday during the 28th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, racking up 10 wins for a collection of unflinching programs on...