LOS ANGELES >> The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday announced plans to cut 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization. In a message to staff, Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida wrote that employees whose positions are eliminated from the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper were being notified and that a staff meeting would be held to answer questions. The cuts will eliminate about 13% of newsroom positions and affect full-time and temporary workers including editors, audio producers and managers, the Times reported. The Los Angeles Times Guild, which represents more than 400 editorial employees, voiced anger at the layoffs. “We are completely blindsided by this news,” the Times’ Guild Unit Council said in a statement.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 08, 2023 16:44 UTC