The LA Times’s owner wants to take the struggling paper public. Will it work? | Margaret Sullivan

The LA Times, once a powerhouse in American journalism under the Chandler family's local ownership, is now struggling. Its current owner is considering taking the paper public to revive its fortunes, but the track record for newspapers thriving under distant or corporate ownership isn't great. The article questions whether this move can save the iconic paper or if it’s just another sign of the decline of traditional local journalism.