Laurie Ochoa

Co-editor and Co-founder, Slake magazine

Guest

Co-editor and co-founder of Slake; former editor of the LA Weekly

Laurie Ochoa on KCRW

The group Semanal is buying the LA Weekly. There’s not much known about Semanal -- what it is, who’s behind it, and what it plans to do with the Weekly.

Who bought the LA Weekly?

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We've heard a lot about the end of print journalism, printed essays, memoirs, fiction, poetry and portrait writing.

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Some Big Changes in LA's Journalistic Landscape

The Tribune Company says it's ready to consider offers for the Los Angeles Times .   The so-called "alternative" LA Weekly has already been bought out by New Times Media , a…

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