tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post44123127166681638..comments2024-03-28T04:53:31.881-07:00Comments on Militant Angeleno Archives: The Times, They Are A-Changin'Militant Angelenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-86952825572886082162008-10-23T05:06:00.000-07:002008-10-23T05:06:00.000-07:00And I think they are trying to pull fallen-away ad...And I think they are trying to pull fallen-away advertisers back in. I got a both phone call and email yesterday from the Times ad rep; I haven't talked to her for over a year or more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-28783966580929761842008-10-22T09:11:00.000-07:002008-10-22T09:11:00.000-07:00Agreed. Though the paper could have used some min...Agreed. Though the paper could have used some minor tweaks, making it prettier isn't going to bring readers back to it. They need to refocus their mission on providing breaking news online (the website still sucks miserably) and detailed, thorough analysis in print. And refocus on spotlighting what's left of their great writers/columnists: Al Martinez, Bill Plaschke, Mary McNamara (why does nobody remember her drive time column???), Steve Lopez, to name a few.<BR/><BR/>The Paper still has some amazing writers. Let their well written word shine, people. It's what made the paper great.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and making the op-ed cartoon giant size is just effin stupid. Bring back an in-house cartoonist more like Paul Conrad and suddenly the op-ed section is must-read again. Even Ramirez could be interesting if not infuriating. Whatever. It gave people a reason to get the paper.Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039669729545942514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-91824550943378924102008-10-22T08:24:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:24:00.000-07:00It's things like this that make me refuse to pick ...It's things like this that make me refuse to pick up the LA Times. I remember the paper as a kid, and it was something substantial. Not perfect, perhaps, but it had weight to it.<BR/><BR/>And I understand that newspapers have to change the way they do business - new economic realities, change, however you want to look at it - but I feel like they're stripping the paper of what depth and richness it had.<BR/><BR/>And thinking of the paper as a reflection of the city, it's kind of disappointing. There's so much that could be written about LA; it doesn't seem like the Times really wants to.<BR/><BR/>Duh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com