Reimagining Our Los Angeles Times
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LA WATCHDOG--The Los Angeles Times, our paper of record, needs our help.
But how does The Times (and its owners) propose to earn our loyalty and trust so that we are willing to fork over our hard earned cash to subscribe to the paper and/or its web site?
The Times has been slammed by the internet. Its highly profitable classified ad section for cars, jobs, real estate, and general merchandise has been decimated by online verticals such as AutoTrader.com and Craigslist. Print advertisers have also migrated to the internet because ads can be targeted, the results measured, and the cost per lead is significantly lower. Because of the lower ad revenues, there have been cutbacks in the newsroom, impacting the paper’s content and its appeal to Angelenos.