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Alsteen

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25. Took the times for over 40 years

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 01:11 PM

Apr 30

I watched as the new owner systematically fluffed the whole thing. Quit when they took out the good comics like Non Sequitur and replaced them with Broom Hilda and Snuffy Smith.

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The right-leaning billionaire owner's attempts to remake the L.A. Times have reportedly lost the paper millions in [View all] applegrove Apr 29 OP

good. used ta be a good paper nt msongs Apr 29 #1

i dropped my subscription Demovictory9 Apr 29 #2

link RainCaster Apr 29 #3

The National Post, a Canadian Right paper, ran at a loss applegrove Apr 29 #4

Same for the Washington Times. They don't want profit - they want dumb eyeballs. erronis Apr 29 #10

It is sick. applegrove Apr 29 #11

K&R UTUSN Apr 29 #5

It is truly sad to see what has happened to great newspapers in this country. LA Times used to be good. marble falls Apr 29 #6

The wealthy do not like a free press wolfie001 Apr 29 #15

When the wealthy say free press, they mean the press works for free rpannier Apr 29 #18

Oh yes! I grew up in the DC area and The Washington Post was always looking to cut the reporting wolfie001 Apr 29 #22

And then Jeff Bozo bought the Post and promptly killed off the entire Gazette newspapers chain Wicked Blue Apr 30 #23

Yes, he finished it off wolfie001 Apr 30 #24

Gee that's too bad. dchill Apr 29 #7

i suspect the same i shappening to the washington post moonshinegnomie Apr 29 #8

Oh yeah! Big time! wolfie001 Apr 29 #13

Otis Chandler's legacy trashed. not fooled Apr 29 #9

I wish someone would grab his wig and pull it off wolfie001 Apr 29 #12

They might as well sell it all for 30 pieces of silver. calimary Apr 29 #14

If anything, they prove that money doesn't buy happiness AStern Apr 30 #28

I canceled the LA Times, NY Times, Wa Po... BigmanPigman Apr 29 #16

They aren't in it for profit ibegurpard Apr 29 #17

It was a great regional newspaper. Many excellent columnist s remain. Yet I have left... Hekate Apr 29 #19

L.A. Times lost mine. republianmushroom Apr 29 #20

If our democratic government would markodochartaigh Apr 29 #21

Took the times for over 40 years Alsteen Apr 30 #25

More of this -- LOTS more! Blue Owl Apr 30 #26

Figures - he was born and raised in the same racist breeding ground as Elon. Native Apr 30 #27

Billionaires really don't care if the media they own loses money ThoughtCriminal Apr 30 #29