Media – Page 148 – California Globe

Opinion: LA Times’ Farcical Stand for Independence

August 21, 2018 1:12 pmAugust 22, 2018 7:53 am

The Los Angeles Times declined to join more than 300 newspapers publishing coordinated editorials last Thursday decrying President Donald Trump’s war on the press, which the President continually labels the “enemy of the people.” So, the state’s flagship paper was...

Talking Politics with Jonathan Gold

July 23, 2018 10:46 amAugust 9, 2018 9:48 am

I first met Jonathan Gold in 1983 when we were both working at LAWeekly. I was a news editor and feature writer and Jonathan worked on the copy desk. He was destined to become an iconoclastic food reviewer as from...

Book Deal Has Kamala Harris Sounding Very Much Like White House Contestant

July 19, 2018 1:15 pmJuly 23, 2018 11:30 am

California Senator Kamala Harris is burnishing her credentials as a possible 2020 Democratic presidential candidate with a new book deal announced Tuesday, joining other prospective candidates, who either have recently published books or have them in the works. The book,...

LA Times Names Norman Pearlstine New Editor

June 21, 2018 11:00 amJune 28, 2018 11:52 am

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the new owner of the Los Angeles Times, has selected industry stalwart Norman Pearlstine as his executive editor, hoping to invigorate the flagship California publication that has been beset in recent years by repeated leadership changes and staff...

Evolution of a Fake News Notion

May 30, 2018 11:51 pmJune 4, 2018 12:10 pm

Fake news isn’t always about outright lies or intentional omissions. There are matters of nuance and degree, as well. Back when there were real people making judgments about how to package stories—these people were known as “editors”—one of the major...