My entire timeline is people of color getting laid off from the LA Times.

If journalism is really an essential foundation of democracy (it is), then its continued existence should not depend on a collapsing business model or the "generosity" of billionaires. Every community has a right to quality reporting, and it's time to ensure that as a society.

I'd give up if I thought journalism was the pony express, and the steam engine had just rolled into town. But it's not. The work hasn't been obviated. You still need us. AI can't write shit without us reporting and writing it first. We gotta keep at it, cause someone has to

.Los Angeles Times is completely shitting the bed here. You know how you reach a younger audience, foster trust and keep them longterm, thereby ensuring future success for your paper? Go where they are! You certainly don't fire the team that is actively and successfully doing that.

.Julio Ricardo Varela on LAist 89.3: The future of journalism and media is young, Latino and Latina. If you're not investing now, you're out of business in 30 years.

Last week CNN asked me how I explain the downturn in the news industry: big layoffs, scant investment, no recovery in sight. A list of factors is not an explanation, I said. But that is what I have. So here's my thread. None of it should be news to people in the business. 0/

🧵As the collapse of the local news biz is once again the topic of discussion, perhaps it's time to reconsider WHETHER NEWS SHOULD BE A BUSINESS AT ALL. Maybe it’s time to consider who has been left behind when our industry focuses on 💰 over all else.

Congratulations to el Don, Santa Ana College — finalist for the Online Pacemaker! ow.ly/PPgs50QyNLQ

If you’re new to audio and have a great story with a clear goal to accomplish in the next few months, please apply! I’m co-facilitating this new mentorship program with Ari Saperstein and the LA Radio Club. Get your apps in by Monday, 2/12 — bit.ly/LAaudiomentors… ✨

The city of LA is anti-press, there is no other way to put it. The Supreme Court has ruled, 4 times, that journalists cannot get in trouble for publishing info released by the government. Yet, here we are. ocregister.com/2024/02/13/los…

Throwback to 2006 when fledgeling reporter Jason Ruiz 🐀 was on the Midwest emo beat for the @ElDonNews at Santa Ana College. 📷 courtesy Sarah Bennett.