Don’t call the hearse yet, but today was another tough day for in-depth coverage of California. The Los Angeles Times announced that it would lay off another 300 employees, including about 70 from its newsroom. These announcements are becoming depressingly…
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
KPCC First Public Radio Station to Open Washington Bureau
When most media outlets are downsizing, KPCC, the public radio station in Pasadena, is not only adding staff — it’s adding a new bureau.OK, it’s a one person bureau. But by sending veteran reporter Kitty Felde to Washington, KPCC becomes…
When newspapers become toxic assets
It’s only January, but the cruel impact of the recession is already been felt by major newspapers in big and depressing ways. The first to take drastic action is the Copley-owned San Diego Unon-Tribune, which is already up for sale,…
A protest-free Inauguration
Eight years ago, on this day, I was covering the inauguration of George W. Bush for the San Francisco Chronicle.The contrast could not have been greater from the joyous celebration that took place today. On a cold and drizzly day…
Keeping hope alive
There were no television cameras, reporters or live bloggers on the march I went on today. In the course of 5 blocks, we traversed a two-century arc of history. With about 200 children and parents, I marched from Jefferson Elementary…
