Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

(L) Mike Carlson and Al Calderon, former pressmen LA Times

Local news was a star in this year’s Pulitzers - Poynter

Why National Editors Should Connect With Local Reporters - Source

ESSAY: The 'Denver Post Rebellion'… One Year Later - Pagosa Daily Post

After our Pulitzer win, reflections on why we do what we do - Sun Sentinel

Toronto Star, New York Times Use Sampling to Entice Young Readers - INMA

Print Media Market Global Trends, Insights and Growth Outlook - Market Trends

Stafford man charged after attacking newspaper delivery vehicle with hammer - WTVR

Oshkosh Area School District responds to school newspaper censorship - We Are Green Bay

The Liberator: A Dive Into This Century-Old Newspaper Unearths Historical Truths - LA Weekly

British Airways Dumps Financial Times: Newspaper Rages with Advert - Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

Newspapers turning to digital delivery for survival as advertisers follow the readers online

Why Habit Is Key to Digital Subscriptions - INMA

The Messenger going to mail delivery - The Messenger

Online Radio Is on the Upswing in Los Angeles - LA Weekly

Product Dev Teams: Where the Magic Happens - Editors Weblog

Are Egypt's newspapers threatened with extinction? - Al-Monitor

Union-Tribune online numbers plunge 22.44 percent - San Diego Reader

Old newspapers a treasure trove of local information - Carroll County Times

Pre-World War II era newspapers found in wall of Santa Barbara home - KEYT

Greek newspaper in Istanbul struggles to survive after almost a century in print - Ahval

Tribune Media Stockholders Approve $6.4 Billion Nexstar Merger - Subscription Insider

Monday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

More LA Times craziness - LAObserved

Guild staffers picket Tribune awards - Robert Feder

Newsweek in Chaos as Top Editors, Reporters Fired - The Wrap

DTLA's Caravan Book Store Closing After 64 Years - LA Weekly

Newsweek Guts Its Top Edit Staff Amid Legal Turmoil - Daily Beast

Tapping into Tech: Five Digital Trends to Watch in 2018 - Editor and Publisher

How to tell if you have fake Twitter followers (and how to remove them) - Poynter

Ex-LAT Sports Editor Bill Dwyre is chief executive of Back Story Publishing - BSP

Journalists are Fleeing for Their Lives in Mexico. There are Few Havens - LA Times

Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built - NYT

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

Los Angeles Times pressmen rallying support in February, 2009 for their union. 

I support editorial in their union drive Los Angeles Times Guild

And the New Owners Are ... - LA Weekly

It's time for a paywall revolution - Poynter

It Was A Brutal Week For Canadian Newspapers - HuffPost

Why don’t people trust the news and social media? - Nieman Lab

Most of the LA Weekly's New Owners Are Republican Donors - OC Weekly

Sinclair Broadcast on board with DOJ to close Tribune Media deal - Seeking Alpha

Sunset Magazine Is Sold to a California Private Equity Firm - The New York Times

FCC chairman lambastes Twitter as net-neutrality debate draws heat - Chicago Tribune

$489.17 Million in Sales for Tribune Media Company this Quarter - Stock News Times

How did unsubstantiated rumors make it to the front pages of newspapers? - American Thinker

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Merly arrived in the United States one year ago today

Who Owns L.A. Weekly? - LA Weekly

Is It Ever OK for Journalists to Lie? - Politico

How to Survive the Media Apocalypse - The Atlantic

LA Weekly staff gutted by new owners - LAObserved

Bye, bye web TV – hello online video - Editors Weblog

All ‘LA Weekly’ Editors Abruptly Fired - The Daily Beast

10 Newspapers Now Seized By Sudan Security in One Week - All Africa

For The Times, the moment is now to build its future - Los Angeles Times

A provocative call for the break-up of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google - Poynter

LA Weekly staff is slashed as Semanal Media finishes buying the publication - LA Times

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

This fishing boat in San Diego has seen better days

LAist goes dark - LAObserved

LAist Shuts Down Abruptly - LA Weekly

Homeless housing to be spread around city - Bill Boyarsky

Union vote doomed money-losing DNAinfo - Robert Feder

DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shut Down - New York Times

A new name for the same great newspaper - The Kalona News

Puerto Rican Newspapers Lay Off Journalists in Hurricane’s Wake - CJR

Gannett remains profitable but publishing fundamentals are deteriorating - Poynter

Did union vote prompt billionaire Joe Ricketts to close down digital news sites? - Poynter

Alt-Weekly Aims to Disrupt “Overwhelming White-Guy-Ness” of the Genre - Washingtonian

Tuesday Night in the Blogosphere

Teamsters truck outside the Los Angeles Times production facility

Publishers Pivot To Video, Extend Reach - Media Post

Your newspaper continues to serve - Price Sun Advocate

Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist - The Guardian

Gravediggers at L.A.’s Biggest Cemetery Unionized - LA Weekly

Tronc Inc (TRNC): A Look Behind The Numbers - The Stock Talker

West Linn Paper Company will close after 128 years - Portland Tribune

Media struggles to develop strategies for covering hate incidents - Poynter

New York Times' Breakthrough 'The Daily' Soars Past 100M Download Mark - The Street

Sinclair Broadcast receives TV station bids as it pursues Tribune acquisition - Baltimore Sun

Managing Paper Waste, Our Most Precious and Expensive Commodity - Editor and Publisher

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

We have been extremely busy at the food bank the past two days 

Tronc will announce Q3 results on Nov. 1st - Investor

NYT top editor Dean Baquet: On 'fake news - Tucson

Layoffs hit Chicago Tribune newsroom - Robert Feder

Two Stories That Show Why Newspapers Matter - Fortune

Future of Newspapers is Still in Print - Editor and Publisher

When L.A.'s Newsrooms Were Dominated by Men - LA Weekly

The laborers who keep beheadings out of your Facebook feed - Wired

Gustavo Arellano says he quit instead of laying off staffers - OC Register

Buyout offers show digital transformation is still a bloody business - Poynter

Publishers share fact-checking tools and initiatives to restore trust in media - Editors Weblog

Monday Morning in the Blogosphere

A few of the many volunteers at the food bank

If I Ran a Newspaper…. - Medium

TV’s Ad Apocalypse Is Getting Closer - The Atlantic

Jim Kirk leaves Sun-Times to join tronc - Robert Feder

How a Small Newspaper Became a Big Weapon - LA Weekly

The LA Times online experience is completely unacceptable - Reddit

EVEN ISIS CAN’T RESIST CRITICIZING THE MEDIA - Vanity Fair

How journalists should handle racist words, images and violence - Poynter

News Corp revenue misses on weak demand for print advertising - Reuters

Maine newspaper ‘mortified’ by front-page typo of Trump’s North Korea threat - Boston

Alaska Dispatch News files for bankruptcy; new publishers emerge - Alaska Dispatch News

Monday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

Retired Pressmen Charlie Coleman and Bert Badajos 

THE LAST GREAT NEWSPAPER WAR? - Vanity Fair

The delayed promise of newsroom diversity - AAJA Voices

L.A. Times Now Offers Vacations With Its Journalists - LA Weekly

Monocle is printing a limited-run weekly newspaper in Italy - Nieman Lab

Is your company short on star salespeople? Look to your newsroom - Poynter

Reactionary politics play their part in the demise of the tabloids - The Guardian

‘Ink’ Reveals How Rupert Murdoch Changed Newspapers Forever - Daily Beast

Vladimir Putin’s former media czar was murdered in Washington, DC - Buzz Feed

To thrive again, local newspapers must go back to their community role - City Metric

'Paperboy' brings to you all your newspapers, magazine on one app - Deccan Chronicle

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

The largest thermometer in the world 

RedEye to reopen as weekly — just for fun - Robert Feder

Some of the best journalism stories in 2016 - Editors Weblog

Condé Nast has been eyeing The Hollywood Reporter - CNN

Nikki Finke back in business to dish on Hollywood - Page Six

Mother Jones Is Named Magazine of the Year - New York Times

Pricey publisher subscriptions require a special sales approach - Digiday

New York Times hires No. 2 editor from The Wall Street Journal - Poynter

Where to Follow Real News and Get Actual Facts if You Live in L.A. - L.A..Magazine

Boston Globe Declares ‘Bitter End’ for Patriots in Early Edition Newspaper - The Wrap

10 Journalism Brands Where You Find Real Facts Rather Than Alternative Facts - Forbes

LA Weekly says 'rumors' are LA Register may close* - LA Observed

LA Weekly says 'rumors' are LA Register may close* - LA Observed

LA Register Editor Ron Sylvester and Edward Padgett

Friday Night in the Blogosphere

Dean Baquet stands up for his reporters - Pressrun

Is the Los Angeles Register About to Go Kaput? - LA Weekly

OC Register Expected to Close on HQ Sale - OC Business Journal

Newspapers Are Charging Extra … to Give You More Ads - Time

Landmark Colorado Springs newspaper building is sold - Colorado Springs

Detroit Media wins bid to print Toledo Blade - Newspapers and Technology

Newspaper pledges not to burn unsold copies to fudge circulation - Mumbrella

'Increasing censorship' in Venezuela, says fired cartoonist - The Dominion Post

Aaron Kushner to evaluate whether the LA Register is viable as a daily - Portada

Times cuts employee pay 5 percent, reduces severance payments - Tampa Bay Times

Monday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

Last night's Supermoon

Oh, yeah. Los Angeles Times has a new publisher

The Beutner-fication of the L.A. Times - LA Weekly

This Forbes analyst says Trib Pub undervalued - Forbes

The great newspaper spinoff - Columbia Journalism Review

Dramatic Gannett restructure makes good business sense - Editors Weblog

Austin Beutner named publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times - LA Times

Austin Beutner goes from potential buyer to publisher of LA Times - LAObserved

Media Companies Spin Off Newspapers, to Uncertain Futures - New York Times

The growing pay gap between journalism and public relations - Pew Research Center

The excommunication of newspapers and magazines from media companies - Jeff Jarvis

Toledo Blade hates you Ted Nugent tells crowd at Blade-sponsored concert - Romenesko

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Retired LA Times pressmen Emmett Jaime and Dale Stoner

Can newspapers make it on their own? - USA Today

Has Tribune Publishing left the morons behind? - Michael Miner

Robots don’t complain, join labor unions, or get distracted - Venitism

LA Times loses the sports editor and a tech reporter - Kevin Roderick

Support the newspapers that support you - Austin American-Statesman

Carroll, Iowa: Where The Childhood Paper Route Is Alive And Well - NPR

Tennessean-style changes coming to four other Gannett newsrooms - Poynter

More Gannett Journalists are told they have to reapply for their jobs - Romenesko

L.A. Times Reporters Continue Exodus as Newspaper Group Is Spun Off - LA Weekly

Future of news scenarios show what’s (likely) to happen with newspapers - Media Disruptus

Tuesday Night in the Blogosphere

 

My turn: The future of newspapers - Napa Valley Register

USAT | When the man on the street's an imposter - Gannett Blog

SENIOR MOMENT: Newspapers to have and to hold - Swva Today

Next up for Tribune Co.: making the most of its real estate - LA Times

Guys, come on, we all know newspapers are doomed - New Statesman

Sun Media shutters 11 newspapers in Canada, 360 jobs lost - Fox News

CBS 2 photog covering Leimert Park: 'It felt dangerous' - Kevin Roderick

Detroit police investigate arrest of Free Press photojournalist - Romenesko

SoCal Woman Allegedly Attacks Soul Singer Over Trayvon Tribute - LA Weekly

Like the GOP, Newspapers Seem Oblivious to America's Changing Face - Huff Post

Beth Sestanovich resigns as LA Weekly publisher - LA Observed

Beth Sestanovich resigns as LA Weekly publisher - LA Observed

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

LA City Attorney candidate Mike Feuer with LA Times Pressman Charles Laird

Selling ads by time, not space - Jeff Jarvis

Newspapers' only hope? Quality - Fortune

Protest of L.A. Times Sale to the Koch Brothers - LA Weekly

Desperate “Times” at Anti-Koch Brothers Rally - Frying Pan News

Merc puts its building up for sale - San Fransisco Peninsula Press Club

Hundreds protest possible Koch acquisition of Tribune papers - Poynter

Why newspapers matter to newspaper people - The Eatonton Messenger

Possible Sale of LA Times to Koch Brothers Sparks Protest - Fishbowl LA

Evening Sun in Hanover will move to three-day-a-week publication - Penn Live

UK's Sun to introduce paywall for online content..will people pay? - Editors Weblog

Wendy Greuel Had Dinner With Union Boss

SOURCE: LA Weekly

Wendy Greuel Had Dinner With Union Boss; Rival Mayoral Candidate Alleges Illegal Coordination

In the closing weekend of the L.A. mayoral primary, new allegations are surfacing about a dinner that Controller Wendy Greuel shared recently with one of the co-chairs of the independent group supporting her campaign. 

Independent committees are barred from coordinating their efforts with candidates. Once a campaign is underway, candidates typically keep a safe distance from their independent backers, in order to avoid the appearance of coordination.

Follow the link above for complete article on LA Weekly

Changes at Tribune Co. Could Mean Sale of L.A. Times

The Tribune Company, which owns the Los Angeles Times, has finally emerged from bankruptcy, one of the longest in corporate history. Tribune now has a new plan. The company wants to concentrate on television.

That means newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, could soon be up for sale. Val Zavala talks to L.A. Weekly editor Jill Stewart about who might end up buying the Times and other SoCal periodicals.

Watch video by following this link