Los Angeles Times
American daily newspaper covering the Greater Los Angeles area
The Los Angeles Times is an American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. As of 2025, it had approximately 63,000 print subscribers and 243,000 digital subscribers. The paper has won over 52 Pulitzer Prizes since 1942.
In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United States, the paper's readership has declined since 2010. It has also been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies.
In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and finalized their first union contract on October 16, 2019. In July 2018, the paper was bought by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and moved out of its historic headquarters in downtown Los Angeles to a facility in El Segundo, near Los Angeles International Airport. Since 2020, the newspaper's coverage has evolved away from national and international news and toward coverage of California and especially Southern California news.
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