The LA Times website recorded 127 million page views in the month of July alone, shattering its old record of 120 million. The site was well on track to break its previous record, but when the earthquake hit, the number of page views increased even more. There are full lists of the top viewed articles, [...]
Despite internal objections, LA Times prepares to launch LA, the newspaper’s monthly magazine. LA Times editor Russ Stanton said that the magazine “has lost money for years and is on track to post another significant loss in 2008.” But the Tribune Company, owner of LA Times, apparently backs the project 100%. LA will debut on September [...]
The Los Angeles Times Media Group has named Annie Gilbar the editor-in-chief of their new weekly Sunday magazine, LA. The first issue of the magazine will be published Sept. 7 and focus on fall fashion. Gilbar previously worked at InStyle and Live! Magazine. CNN (July 28, 2008)
According to the paper’s editor, The Los Angeles Times plans to cut 250 positions, including 150 jobs in the print and online news departments. This is a reaction to the industrywide ad sales slump that has been fueled by a weak real estate market. The LA Times plans to restructure the paper cutting pages by [...]
The Los Angeles Times, is planning on transferring control of its magazine from the newsroom to its business operations as well as replacing the magazine’s entire editorial staff, according to two executives at the paper. The plan was set in motion a few months ago when a new editor was hired, but kept a secret [...]