Save The Press, Boycott The Papers: How Local Journalists Are Fighting To Save Journalism
b"Jeff Weiss sits down to talk about the campaign to boycott the LA Weekly and its new owners, the struggles of doing journalism in LA, the problems with billionaire owners, and why LA's widening inequality is destroying our best civic institutions.\\n\\nThe LA Weekly was bought out by a shadowy cabal of wealthy investors from Orange County and they immediately moved to fire almost the entire staff. Recent coverage in the paper has been sparse and poorly focused. Former writers, staffers, activists, and organizers have lead the charge to win back the paper by applying economic pressure through boycotts, pressuring advertisers, and building new media outlets in LA.\\n\\nFor more info check out: http://boycottlaweekly.com/\\n\\nAnd if you are interested in helping us build our own independent media here in LA head over to: https://knock-la.com/\\n\\nAnd if you're feeling generous you can toss us a couple bucks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KNOCK_LA"