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LA Times Editor and Publisher Forced Out For Resisting Job Cuts: A Look at the Effects of Media Consolidation on America's Newsrooms

LA Times Editor and Publisher Forced Out For Resisting Job Cuts: A Look at the Effects of Media Consolidation on America's Newsrooms

In an effort to cut costs, the owners of many of the nation’s newspapers are slashing the amount of money spent on reporting and laying off staff. Most notably at the Los Angeles Times where the paper’s publisher and its top editor Dean Baquet were ousted after publicly they defied calls by executives at Tribune Company to eliminate more newsroom positions. [includes rush transcript]

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