The 404 — a new Los Angeles Times project being billed as “a burner account” for the legacy newspaper — doesn’t think so. And readers won’t see work by the 404 on the Times’ website. A lot of folks are burned out online,” Jaime said. Since launching earlier this month, the 404 Instagram has earned a little under 2,000 followers and its TikTok account, which the 404 inherited from another L.A. Times team, has more than 260,000. “Whoever convinced the executives at the LA times to give this account a budget – we love you,” wrote one commenter on TikTok.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 22, 2022 17:44 UTC