With the fall of LAist, can local journalism make money?

Local news site LAist is out of business, along with Gothamist and others. The owner said he couldn’t make money after the journalists voted to unionize. What does that mean for local news?

Credits

Guest:

  • Keith Plocek - freelance writer and USC Annenberg professor who teaches a surf journalism class - @kplo

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole