Comments on: Los Angeles Times Staff: Fake News Story "Embarrassing and Demoralizing"

By: The line between editorial and advertising « State of the Fourth Estate

The line between editorial and advertising « State of the Fourth Estate — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:05:48 +0000

[...] one of the last remaining nostalgias of newspapers is what it means for a front page story. Even the LAT staff was upset about [...]

By: Since when is fake news news? « Stone Thrower

Since when is fake news news? « Stone Thrower — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:29:23 +0000

[...] Read more here. [...]

By: How to react?: LA Times runs front-page “ad-story” « Belmont Media Blog

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:34:38 +0000

[...] not alone…LAT staffers have started a petition. And the Poynter Institute’s Bob Steele doesn’t like it [...]

By: zuleika1 firpo

zuleika1 firpo — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:19:08 +0000

I moved here from the East Coast. Namely Ny but was raised in Miami Florida. The first week I was here I was shocked by the Britney coverage. Needless to say, I always read the Ny times and don’t even turn on the local news. The news here has never been “news”.

By: Los Angeles Times Goes with Front Page Advertisement | racetalkblog.com

Los Angeles Times Goes with Front Page Advertisement | racetalkblog.com — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:54:14 +0000

[...] Peter Kafka at All Things D is reporting that a petition has been going around the LA Times newsroom protesting the front-page ad, and that [...]

By: Staphano Timoteo

Staphano Timoteo — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:45:05 +0000

The LA Tims has been printing fake stories for years. Only difference is they got paid extra for this one.

By: Los Angeles Times pimps out the front page to survive » Adotas

Los Angeles Times pimps out the front page to survive » Adotas — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:56:42 +0000

[...] According to a petition peddled by reporters, “The NBC ad may have provided some quick cash, but it has caused incalculable damage to this institution. This action violates a 128-year pact with our readers that the front page is reserved for the most meainingful stories of the day. Place a fake news article on A-1 makes a mockery of our integrity and journalistic standards.” [...]

By: How Bad is It? Its So Bad… |

How Bad is It? Its So Bad… | — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:38:15 +0000

[...] Linky. [...]

By: Michelle Malkin » LA Times running front page ads disguised as news stories, kind of like they did during Obama’s presidential campaign

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:42:59 +0000

[...] part of the text of a petition that was circulated in the Times’ newsroom: We the journalists of the newsroom strenuously object to the decision to sell an ad, in the form [...]

By: The New Conservative - A Liberal in the Jeffersonian Style » Blog Archive » LA Times Reporters: Putting Their Lives on the Line for You

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:03:51 +0000

[...] Media Memo reports today that the LA Times reporters sent a petition, signed by 100 of them, complaining to management of it’s decision to run an ad on the front page that looked like a real story. Now, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, but Media Memo printed the whole petition and in it is a real gem: [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » LA Times runs fake-news front-page ad, staff protests

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:48:43 +0000

[...] has the reporters at the LAT up in arms. Peter Kafka reports that over 100 of the staff have signed the following petition to management: [...]

By: LA Times Already Planning to Sell Out Again [Journalismism] « All Hell Hollywood

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:59:34 +0000

[...] in Thursday Los Angeles Times was a PR disaster; staffers are signing a petition calling it “embarrassing and demoralizing.” Naturally, then, management is planning a [...]

By: Los Angeles Times Staff: Fake News Story “Embarrassing and Demoralizing”

Los Angeles Times Staff: Fake News Story “Embarrassing and Demoralizing” — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:37:58 +0000

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By: Los Angeles Times Staff: Fake News Story “Embarrassing and Demoralizing” [MediaMemo] | techclack.com

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:38:58 +0000

[...] Read more from the original source: Los Angeles Times Staff: Fake News Story “Embarrassing and Demoralizing” [MediaMemo] [...]

By: Los Angeles Times Staff: Fake News Story “Embarrassing and Demoralizing” | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD « Digitized Collective

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:18:36 +0000