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 senior editors.
The Los Angeles-based newspaper started its downward slide in the late 2000s when it went through a series of calamities, including bankruptcy, ownership changes, an abnormally high attrition rate when it came to its editor and general staff, and with its biggest hiccup of moving from their historic…
