The Los Angeles Times Guild, the union representing LA Times’ reporters, has sent a scathing open letter to the newspaper’s management over its plans to lay off dozens of editorial staff without advance notice. According to the LA Times report, 74 members of the editorial staff, including 57 unionized staffers, will be laid off, representing 13% of the editorial team. Nothing could be more important for our day-to-day well-being and our professional futures at The Times,” the letter reads. When current LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong bought the newspaper in 2018, the Times quickly added over 150 new editorial staffers and reported a turnaround in revenue until early 2020. The Times is now the latest major media publication to announce layoffs, joining the likes of Washington Post, CNN and Vox Media.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 08, 2023 20:09 UTC