David Folkenflik

NPR media correspondent

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Media Correspondent for NPR; author of “Murdoch's World: The Last of the Old Media Empires”

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LA Times editorial page editor Mariel Garza resigned Wednesday after the paper’s owner Patrick Soon-Shiong ordered the Times not to endorse a presidential candidate.

LA Times dust-up illustrates challenges of covering Trump

LA Times editorial page editor Mariel Garza resigned Wednesday after the paper’s owner Patrick Soon-Shiong ordered the Times not to endorse a presidential candidate.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

Layoffs at LA Times? Trouble reflects larger media woes

The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The LA Times dropped daily sports scores to focus on magazine-style profiles and investigations.

LA Times changes sports section as owner sells San Diego paper

The LA Times dropped daily sports scores to focus on magazine-style profiles and investigations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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