Oh How the Mighty Have Fallen: The LA
Times Appears to Be in a State of Imminent Collapse
Posted By: Dreadnought, 1/24/2024 12:50:08 AM
The Los Angeles Times has been around since 1881 and has survived enormous ups and downs over the past 142 years. But one thing remained constant: the LA Times could be depended on for trustworthy and timely reporting of the news. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, the 260-plus square mile suburbs of Los Angeles, my parents were loyal Times subscribers. The paper has enjoyed over a century of respect and popularity with its consumers and even detractors; until now. Impending doom seems to have struck the Times, with new reports of "brutal" layoffs and exodus of
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More Migrants Amid Border Debate, Impeachment Fight 21 replies
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