The LA Times may emerge from turmoil as a model of digital success. It may not. June 8, 2016 By David Uberti
Can I keep my doctor with Obamacare? There’s a database for that, thanks to the LA Times October 8, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman CA’s health exchange doesn’t have a doctor directory for its narrowing networks. The LA Times used public records requests to create one
After murders raise questions about parole supervision, LA Times sues for records August 1, 2014 By Jonathan Peters Paper invokes Jaycee Dugard precedent to argue for access to parole documents
Audit Notes: Online polls, local TV news, HuffPost art April 8, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The LA Times runs with a shaky survey on wage theft
WSJ editorial page brazenly ignores Toyota’s own admissions March 27, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Holman Jenkins isn’t entitled to his own facts
How an algorithm helped the LAT scoop Monday’s quake March 18, 2014 By Joanna Plucinska Everyone, that is, except those desk-diving anchors
Bank tellers in the boiler room January 7, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The Los Angeles Times on the underbelly of Wells Fargo’s sales culture
LAT exposes wasteful spending on the biowarfare beat December 4, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Local media outlets around the country can do that, too
The cost of Angels in the outfield November 13, 2013 By John Mecklin Reporters covering lease negotiations over Anaheim’s Angel Stadium need to find their calculators–and their skepticism
A failure to ‘ask the questions’ November 4, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Why didn’t NBC, Fox News or CBS 2 examine Deborah Cavallaro’s insurance cancellation story before they aired it–like the LA Times did?
Missing context on JP Morgan October 24, 2013 By David Cay Johnston A liberal columnist tries the math that the business press should have done
A concrete example of journalistic success October 18, 2013 By John Mecklin The Los Angeles Times expands on its outstanding coverage of earthquake risks
A fault-finding mission September 30, 2013 By John Mecklin Los Angeles Times series seeks to make sure towers aren’t built along earthquake faults
Think taxpayers, not just NFL fans September 5, 2013 By David Cay Johnston There is a big–so far, untold–story about the proposed NFL concussion settlement
WSJ minimizes the latest IRS news June 26, 2013 By David Cay Johnston A solid reporter’s story gives curiously short shrift to fresh facts. Meanwhile, what was the IG directed to find?
The undercovered dark cloud in the shrinking-deficit story May 30, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Flurry of articles was welcome, but some cautionary notes deserved greater play
The Koch brothers’ media investment [UPDATED] April 22, 2013 By Sasha Chavkin They are maneuvering to buy the Tribune chain. A look at Watchdog.org gives some clues about what that might mean
Audit Notes: Reinflating the bubble, Nader in the WSJ April 16, 2013 By Ryan Chittum The LA Times reports on a new rush in Southern California
Flooding the apathy zone March 27, 2013 By John Mecklin The Los Angeles Times sends a team of reporters and a star columnist to battle civic disengagement, with impressive results–even if turnout was only 16 percent
On Ryan budget plan, Wonkblog shines March 14, 2013 By David Cay Johnston WashPost’s crew stands above a generally middling performance by the press
Commercialization of the academy: diet supplements edition February 27, 2013 By Ryan Chittum The LAT’s Hiltzik on professors who hawk Herbalife
People aren’t too worried about the sequester. Is the media to blame? February 22, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Coverage is too often dull or absent, but NYT piece on air travel is a standout
One document, many interpretations February 7, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Varied takes on CBO report show "the media" is a competitive market, not a monolith
Major papers’ longform meltdown January 17, 2013 By Dean Starkman Stories longer than 2,000 words down 86 percent at the LAT since 2003, 50 percent at WaPo, etc.
The president’s lady problem January 11, 2013 By Jennifer Vanasco News outlets were right to report on Obama’s track record of hiring women, but that’s not the only type of diversity to keep in mind
Factchecking the ‘gifts’ theory of politics November 15, 2012 By Greg Marx LAT, NYT break news on Mitt Romney’s remarks—and also offer a skeptical look
Audit Notes: BLS BS, another print turnaround forecast, deficits October 9, 2012 By Ryan Chittum The LAT and CNBC let Jack Welch frame the jobs numbers
Don’t posit ‘what women think’ without quoting any August 31, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco Coverage of Ann Romney’s RNC speech said she connected with women, but no female voices in the stories verified the claim
Audit Notes: California’s Enron echoes, Sox toolbox, the Dow’s decade August 5, 2012 By Ryan Chittum LAT on allegations that JPMorgan manipulated markets