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A defiant Sheriff Alex Villanueva today used a news conference to blast a variety of his opponents both political and perceived, including election challenger Eli Vera, county Inspector General Max Huntsman and Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian, who broke an explosive story of an altercation involving the…

Sheila Benson, who was chief film critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1981-1991, died February 23 in Seattle. She was 91. A gregarious enthusiast who always hoped for the best when the lights went down, Benson came from a family with strong ties to the film industry. She was born in New York City, where her father…

Every once in a long while, I manage to have an encounter with the film producer Albert S. Ruddy. It's always—what? Funny? Fascinating? Enlightening? Unexpected? I think I'll go with amazing. It's certainly amazing to see Al Ruddy, at the age of 91, credited as a producer of Cry Macho, which is set for release by Warne…

UPDATED, with details and statement from ICM Partners: A long-in-the-works exposé in the Los Angeles Times by reporter Wendy Lee is up on the paper’s website. The crux of the story is to question the agency’s commitment to diversity and whether a toxic male culture and discrimination continues, despite public pledges…

Kevin Merida, ESPN senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the Undefeated, has been named the next executive editor of the Los Angeles Times. Merida had been seen as a leading candidate to lead the Times newsroom following a five-month search. He’ll succeed Norman Pearlstine, who stepped down in December. “I'm…

The Los Angeles Times received a Paycheck Protection Program loan for $10 million as advertising plunged due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Times reported that the loan will cover employee salaries and other costs. “We lost tens of millions of dollars in advertising revenue pretty much instantly in March 2020, and the…

Biotech billionaire investor Patrick Soon-Shiong Friday blasted a report that he's exploring a sale of the Los Angeles Times, saying he’s "committed" to the paper. He tweeted his commitment shortly after a story in The Wall Street Journal said Soon-Shiong was exploring a sale of the publication he acquired three years…

Norman Pearlstine is about to be out of a job and likely is breathing a sigh of relief. Having successfully run major media entities like Forbes, Time Inc. and the Wall Street Journal, Pearlstine has tried for the past two and a half years to steer the recovery of the Los Angeles Times. He's had some positive things…

Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine will soon step down from the position, with the newspaper set to launch a search for his replacement. Pearlstine, 78, made the announcement at a morning staff meeting with top editors, and then followed with a note to staff, according to an article on the Times…

A report from The Oregonian/OregonLive columnist John Canzano that claims the Los Angeles Times accepted advertising money in exchange for increased coverage of the Pac-12 is being denied by the media company. The Oregonian report on Thursday claimed the LA Times agreed to accept $100,000 in advertising in exchange…

The Los Angeles Times journalists attempting to negotiate a union contract with the media company today reached out to its readers for support. Contract talks have moved at a snail’s pace at the Times since the journalists overwhelmingly elected to form the first union in the news organization’s history…

Fox News host Laura Ingraham is questioning the media’s focus on the royal baby’s race. The Ingraham Angle host did a “Seen and Unseen” segment earlier this week about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's newborn son. Ingraham introduced the segment as a look at “the media’s race obsession with the royal baby.” Fox…