"Unpacking the Impact: L.A. Times Layoffs and the Future of Journalism"

The Los Angeles Times has cut over 20% of its newsroom staff, with 115 journalists losing their jobs, as the paper grapples with financial challenges including declining subscriptions and advertising revenue. The layoffs disproportionately affected young journalists of color, and the union representing the newspaper's staff staged a walkout in protest. The paper's new vertical, De Los, which covered the Latino population in LA, was completely gutted, and concerns were raised about the way the layoffs were handled, including the lack of opportunity for questions during the notification process.