3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (343+ words) Five news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gate crashers, according to local news…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1741+ words) Any newsroom can do this: If you're at a newsroom that's never done a community pop-up event, LAist and The LA Local have tips on how you can get started. As local news organizations nationwide navigate funding cuts, rapid changes…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (695+ words) As local news organizations nationwide navigate funding cuts, rapid changes in technology and shifting audience habits, building relationships directly with communities has become more important than ever. It’s also something newsrooms don’t have to do alone. On June 27, LAist, The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1775+ words) How Journalism got his name: Journalism got his name from Aron Wellman, founder and president of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. The San Diego County resident said the moniker was inspired in part by his brief stint as a sports editor for…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (490+ words) LAist is here to serve Los Angeles with high-quality news and information people can trust. As artificial intelligence tools become part of how newsrooms work, we want to be straightforward with you about how we use them, where we draw…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1435+ words) CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss said she will make the news division "fit for purpose in the 21st Century" at an all-staff meeting Tuesday, in which she outlined her strategy. She also cited several new hires who are going to produce…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1753+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal includes no money for a fund formed last year to boost the state’s local newsrooms, casting doubt on whether a heralded effort to help California journalists will amount to anything and how serious Newsom is…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (124+ words) Today on AirTalk, NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg passed away yesterday; LAist Senior Editor Suzanne Levy joins to talk about her battles with neighborhood squirrel 'Mindy;' we hear from listeners about their own experiences with gardening and wildlife with horticultural…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1265+ words) NPR has named a new news chief at a moment of uncertainty for the network, when it must adjust to the end of federal funding for public media on Sept. 30 — a move brought on by the Trump administration and Republican…...