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☆ Los Angeles Times to Slash Newsroom by Over 20%
  + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Katie Robertson | Benjamin Mullin | More About Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The announcement ends uncertainty about the extent of the cuts, after negotiations were held between the union and Times management. Dr. Soon-Shiong wrote in a note to staff that he and Mr. Merida had “mutually agreed” that Mr. Merida should leave. News of the layoffs — which will shrink the newsroom to the size it was when Dr. Soon-Shiong bought it — was delivered on Tuesday in a brief email to affected employees. “We are saddened to have to take this step and thank you for your work for the Los Angeles Times,” the email said. The cuts affected many departments at The Los Angeles Times, including its business desk, its Washington bureau and its “Fast Break” desk, which covers breaking news.
Persons: Kevin Merida, Shiong, Merida, Shani Hilton, Sara Yasin, — Organizations: The Times, Times, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times Locations: Merida, Washington
☆ The Los Angeles Times plunges into ‘chaos’ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits
  + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
New York CNN —The Los Angeles Times is in disarray. The Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong-owned newspaper, which houses the largest newsroom in the western U.S., has been thrown into a state of mayhem as severe layoffs loom and senior editorial leaders abruptly call it quits. “I cannot overstate the level of chaos,” one staffer, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, candidly told me on Monday. Then, news of forthcoming mass layoffs ensued, prompting the employee’s union to stage a historic one-day walk out on Friday. “All we are asking for is the opportunity for our newspaper and hardworking journalists to be fairly compensated, and for the L.A. Times to have a fair chance to become a self-sustaining institution.”
Persons: Patrick Soon, “, ”, Kevin Merida, Meg James, — Julia Turner, Sara Yasin, Scott Kraft, Shani Hilton —, alums Hilton, Yasin, Turner, “ Scott, Shiong Organizations: New York CNN, Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, alums, Kraft, Tribune Publishing, LA Times, LA Times Studios, Democratic, California, . Locations: New York, U.S
☆ Elon Musk spent March pushing Twitter Blue. An estimated 4% of people who visited its sales page signed up, report says.
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Around 2.6 million people visited the Twitter Blue sales page last month, and 116,000 signed up. The New York Times, CNN, and The White House have said they wouldn't pay for Twitter Blue. That's about a 40% increase on The Information's February report that Twitter had 290,000 Blue subscribers globally. Elon Musk has been taking steps to make Twitter Blue more attractive in recent weeks. Twitter users have often mocked those who paid for the status, prompting the company to work on a feature that lets Twitter Blue subscribers hide the checkmark, per The Verge.
☆ News organizations say they won't pay for Elon Musk's Twitter Blue because 'verified checkmarks no longer represent authority and expertise'
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Some news organizations say they won't pay for their reporters to get Twitter Blue. The New York Times and LA Times said they won't pay to get their Twitter accounts verified either. One of his most contentious projects has been to drastically switch up Twitter Blue, the site's subscription service. Twitter Blue is also required for accounts to get blue checkmarks next to their names. "Now a Blue checkmark just says they are a Twitter Blue subscriber.
☆ News organizations reject Elon Musk’s demand of paying to keep checkmarks on Twitter
  + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
New York CNN —News organizations have a message for Elon Musk: We are not going to pay you for checkmarks on Twitter. Historically, a blue checkmark placed next to the name of an account has indicated that the social media company has confirmed the identity of the person or business operating it. Musk earlier this year launched Twitter Blue, a subscription service that costs $8 a month. A blue checkmark. POLITICO additionally said it will not pay for Twitter Blue.
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