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By Paul Teetor It’s been a brutal couple of weeks for the dwindling band of Los Angeles sports fans who still get the bulk of their news from the LA Times.

The employees would unionize as the Texas Tribune Guild, part of the Media Guild of the West and the NewsGuild-CWA.

The LA Times initiated a round of layoffs on Tuesday due to a "financial crisis," making it one of the most substantial staff reductions in the newspaper's 142-year history.

The Los Angeles Times gives pink slips to about a quarter of the people working in its newsroom.

Disagreements between the LA Times and its Guild over seniority protections ended in more than 60 journalists of color being laid off.

Los Angeles — The Los Angeles Times said it planned to lay off at least 115 employees — more than 20% of the newsroom — starting Tuesday, one of the largest staff cuts in the newspaper's 143-year hist...

The Los Angeles Times, one of the leading newspaper organizations in the country, laid off more than 115 journalists, a gash that impacts several journalists of color.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off 94 newsroom employees — one-fourth of its newsroom staff — starting Tuesday, a number that is substantial but less than feared, the head of the journalists union said. The announcement comes after the LA Times Guild walked off the job last Friday to […]

The paper’s D.C. bureau chief and deputy chief were among 115 journalists who lost their jobs Tuesday.

Loss Angeles Times owner denies turmoil, says layoffs necessary for sustainability.