Media Guild of the West – California Globe

LA Times Will Go Public ‘Over the Next Year’ Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Announces

July 23, 2025 2:45 amJuly 23, 2025 2:46 am

Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong confirmed on Tuesday that he will be taking the 143-year-old newspaper public, with shares to be offered later following regulation approvals. “We’re literally going to take LA Times public and allow it to be...

Google Announces Block to California-Based News Links From Searches in Protest of Impending Bill

April 12, 2024 5:19 pmApril 12, 2024 6:07 pm

Google announced on Friday that they would start blocking California-based news article links for a limited number of users in protest of a bill advancing in the Assembly that, if passed, would require big tech companies to pay a fee...

‘Journalism Usage Fee’ Legislation Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee 9-0

May 4, 2023 2:27 amMay 4, 2023 2:28 am

A bill that would require big tech companies to pay a fee to news outlets for using or posting articles and other local news content advanced in the Assembly Judiciary Committee earlier this week, despite a growing movement to either...