More trouble at Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times, owned by Chicago-based Tribune Co., apparently is continuing to have strained relations between senior management and its editorial staff. The New York Times reports that the paper's top editor was fired after refusing to make more newsroom cuts. This is the latest in several cases of editors either being fired or resigning - all having to do with the same issue of eliminating positions. This is not the only problem at the paper since having been purchased by the Tribune Company in 2000. Many editors and media experts were concerned with the Tribune Co's closing of several of the Time's oversees bureaus a few years ago. This has been a recent trend that has affected all forms of journalism, especially the broadcast networks. More and more, management wants less people to do more work. And whether we like it or not, the quality of news today is driven more by a bottom line than a commitment to public service.