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The Jewish Journal – Where Journalists Go To Die
USC professor Marty Kaplan now writes for the Jewish Journal. Susan Freudenheim came from the Los Angeles Times. Brad A. Greenberg came from the Los Angeles Daily News. Bill Boyarsky came from the Los Angeles Times. So after Rob Eshman … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged howard blum, Jewish Journal, la times, los angeles daily news, theresa strasser, usc professor
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Women Marking Their Territory
My hovel is filled with happy birthday balloons. I’m trying to understand why. A secret source posts: I don’t think that person wants balloons on her birthday. She was probably just trying to mark her territory. Like leaving a big … Continue reading
Posted in Dating
Tagged boilers, bunny rabbit, cam chat, carpet, dogs, earrings, fatal attraction, fatal attraction movie, fingerprints, garlic, glenn close, happy birthday balloons, hickey, hovel, jewelry, la times, leah, michael douglas, obit, pool of blood, rabbit, rsquo, secret source, toothbrush
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Once Again, The LA Times Schedules Its Book Festival For Passover
Once again, observant Jews won’t be able to attend. As Michael Sonnenschein remarked a few years ago, "Jews don’t read books anyway." Festival website. I’m not bitter. I’ve got guns and religion.
Posted in Los Angeles Times
Tagged la times, michael sonnenschein, observant jews, Passover, quot
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I Wish I Could’ve Been There
Even after making four major corrections, Frank Girardot still has the most incoherent blog post I’ve ever linked to. Can anyone make sense of this sentence? "I like him because he’s admitted anonymous source and level-headed moderator, especially when the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged anonymous source, bellman, blogger, case law, conspiracy kooks, editorial writer, ethics rules, francke, girardot, kausfiles, kevin roderick, la times, lerner, Mickey Kaus, news staff, pulitzer prize winner, pulitzer prizes, respon, society of professional journalists, technology law, times news
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Brady Westwater Tells LA Times Editor Russ Stanton He Has A ‘Serial Fabricator’ On Staff
I videotaped the whole evening. It’s available here. Though Brady Westwater did not say the name of the fabricator (Brady’s word, not mine) publicly, he means reporter Ari B. Bloomekatz who Brady says consistently makes whopping errors and writes from … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Los Angeles Times
Tagged amy alkon, brady, fabricator, ford, gossip column, job, la times, libel suits, luke ford, name tag, negative word, person crowd, quot, russ, sportswriter, stanton, thursday night, westwater
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Mirthala Salinas Interview In LA Magazine
Click here for Shawn Hubler’s story. ERSNews writes: Mirthala Salinas, the former TV reporter and Telemundo TV/KVEA anchorwoman in Los Angeles has finally broken her long silence. In a feature interview in Los Angeles Magazine, the once rising star sat … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Mirthala Salinas
Tagged assembly speaker, charter flight, conflicts of interest, ersnews, exclusive report, fabian nunez, funeral of rosa parks, hubler, july 3rd, la times, magazine interview, mainstream media attention, mayor villaraigosa, Mirthala Salinas, penchant, personal relationship, romantic relationship, sali, salina, telemundo
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Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo And His Wife Have Split
She’s moved home. The LA Times has the story but they obviously don’t think it is a story. The Times is leaning backward to keep Richard Riordan’s reporter girlfriend happy. Martha Groves. They ran a 2000 word self-indulgent story over … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Marriage
Tagged angeles city, bench warrant, business tax, campaign finance law, city attorney rocky delgadillo, city business, clinton campaign, demise, failure to appear in court, girlfriend, gmc yukon, knee surgery, la times, los angeles city attorney, los angeles city attorney rocky delgadillo, Marriage, martha groves, old bench, personal tasks, personal vehicle, richard riordan, rocky delgadillo, sheriff lee baca, wikipedia
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