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applegrove

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 06:46 PM Apr 29

The right-leaning billionaire owner's attempts to remake the L.A. Times have reportedly lost the paper millions in [View all]

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The Daily Beast:

"The right-leaning billionaire owner's attempts to remake the L.A. Times have reportedly lost the paper millions in subscriptions and ad revenue".
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good. used ta be a good paper nt msongs Apr 29 #1
i dropped my subscription Demovictory9 Apr 29 #2
link RainCaster Apr 29 #3
The National Post, a Canadian Right paper, ran at a loss applegrove Apr 29 #4
Same for the Washington Times. They don't want profit - they want dumb eyeballs. erronis Apr 29 #10
It is sick. applegrove Apr 29 #11
K&R UTUSN Apr 29 #5
It is truly sad to see what has happened to great newspapers in this country. LA Times used to be good. marble falls Apr 29 #6
The wealthy do not like a free press wolfie001 Apr 29 #15
When the wealthy say free press, they mean the press works for free rpannier Apr 29 #18
Oh yes! I grew up in the DC area and The Washington Post was always looking to cut the reporting wolfie001 Apr 29 #22
And then Jeff Bozo bought the Post and promptly killed off the entire Gazette newspapers chain Wicked Blue Apr 30 #23
Yes, he finished it off wolfie001 Apr 30 #24
Gee that's too bad. dchill Apr 29 #7
i suspect the same i shappening to the washington post moonshinegnomie Apr 29 #8
Oh yeah! Big time! wolfie001 Apr 29 #13
Otis Chandler's legacy trashed. not fooled Apr 29 #9
I wish someone would grab his wig and pull it off wolfie001 Apr 29 #12
They might as well sell it all for 30 pieces of silver. calimary Apr 29 #14
If anything, they prove that money doesn't buy happiness AStern Apr 30 #28
I canceled the LA Times, NY Times, Wa Po... BigmanPigman Apr 29 #16
They aren't in it for profit ibegurpard Apr 29 #17
It was a great regional newspaper. Many excellent columnist s remain. Yet I have left... Hekate Apr 29 #19
L.A. Times lost mine. republianmushroom Apr 29 #20
If our democratic government would markodochartaigh Apr 29 #21
Took the times for over 40 years Alsteen Apr 30 #25
More of this -- LOTS more! Blue Owl Apr 30 #26
Figures - he was born and raised in the same racist breeding ground as Elon. Native Apr 30 #27
Billionaires really don't care if the media they own loses money ThoughtCriminal Apr 30 #29
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