Changes in News Coverage at the L.A. Weekly

When the LA Weekly's parent company, Village Voice Media, merged with Phoenix-based New Times Media in 2005, a host of changes started at the free-distribution paper. Critics argue that the paper is now more interested in sensationalist stories at the detriment of in-depth and progressive-issue reporting. Supporters say the paper has gained respect and cast off its left-wing bias. Larry talks with Journalist and University of California at Irvine Professor Jon Wiener, whose article in The Nation reviews the Weekly's editorial history and with current LA Weekly Deputy News Editor Jill Stewart about current trends at LA's alternative paper.

When the LA Weekly's parent company, Village Voice Media, merged with Phoenix-based New Times Media in 2005, a host of changes started at the free-distribution paper. Critics argue that the paper is now more interested in sensationalist stories at the detriment of in-depth and progressive-issue reporting. Supporters say the paper has gained respect and cast off its left-wing bias. Larry talks with Journalist and University of California at Irvine Professor Jon Wiener, whose article in The Nation reviews the Weekly's editorial history and with current LA Weekly Deputy News Editor Jill Stewart about current trends at LA's alternative paper.