Behind Scenes, Top Times Executives Showing Signs of Frustration, Strain.Who needs soap opera soap opera Broadcast serial drama, characterized by a permanent cast of actors, a continuing story, tangled interpersonal situations, and a melodramatic or sentimental style. when the goings on inside the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). have as many twists and turns as "Days of Our Lives"? Every day there seems to be new development in the aftermath of Publisher Kathryn Downing's meeting with reporters to apologize for the unprecedented profit-sharing arrangement between the Times and Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Her rough ride is only getting bumpier. Some newsroom denizens are saying that Downing and her boss, Times Mirror Co. Chairman Mark Willes, still don't understand how the editorial side of a newspaper operates and probably never will. That, they said, was illustrated after City Editor Bill Boyarsky stood before a hushed newsroom last week and read aloud a five-page missive sent by the revered former publisher of the Times, Otis Chandler Otis Chandler (November 23 1927–February 27 2006) was best known as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980. His family had owned the newspaper since Harrison Gray Otis founded the company in 1882. . Among other things, Chandler said he was sad to see that more than 30 top Times reporters have left the newspaper in recent years to work for The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. Two people who were not amused by the letter were Downing and Willes. The day after the Nov. 3 reading, according to various sources, Willes and Downing were in the fifth-floor executive lunchroom where they saw Metro Editor Roxanne Arnold and Stephanie Chavez, a city desk editor. The two executives sat down next to the editors and said they were unhappy about Boyarsky reading the letter aloud, and wondered about his loyalty. They also couldn't understand why. Chandier's words could mean so much to reporters. After all, he left as publisher 11 years ago. Later in the day, Wiles wile n. 1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare. 2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure: the wiles of a skilled negotiator. 3. Trickery; cunning. asked to meet with Boyarsky. But Boyarsky was busy meeting with Editor Michael Parks; who has instructed the city editor to move things along and stop reporters from dwelling on the past, according to various sources. Meanwhile, Parks, who on Nov. 2 turned down a request to conduct a full investigation into the profit-sharing scheme, announced the following day that reporter David Shaw, who covers the media, would write an investigative piece about deal. Shaw's article will be edited by former Managing Editor George Cotliar. Soon after, Times columnist Patt Morrison mentioned that she wanted to write a piece about the whole mess. Arnold and Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Wolinsky, managing editor of news, said it wouldn't be a great idea. |
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