Last month, 115 journalists were laid off by the Los Angeles Times. What will this mean for future journalists of color—those whose dream it is to make it to a destination like the LA Times? Flores’s story seems to say that the LA Times doesn’t care for journalists who moved to LA and left their homes to have the job they wished for. “We were highlighting the Latino community in a way where it’s not just about violence or terror. “It was about highlighting success, highlighting happiness, highlighting different identities—unique stories within La Latinidad.”I also spoke to Julio Ricardo Varela about the situation with the LA Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 16, 2024 20:04 UTC