LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off a “significant” number of journalists, the newspaper’s guild said on Jan 18, adding that they would organise a one-day walk-out on Jan 19 to protest against the planned move. The layoffs could impact at least 100 journalists, or about 20 per cent of the newsroom, in a move to address the paper’s financial pressures, LA Times reported separately, citing people familiar with the matter. The guild said in a statement to Reuters that it was unaware of the number of job cuts. LA Times did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. These job cuts come after the newspaper’s executive editor, Mr Kevin Merida, stepped down from his role the previous week after more than two years.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2024 04:47 UTC