The death of 'LA Weekly' caps off a brutal 2017 for local news

On Dec. 8, LA Weekly had a funeral for itself.

Employees and supporters gathered outside the company’s office in Culver City. Some held “Boycott LA Weekly” signs. A white coffin held old editions of the paper. It even streamed on Facebook. 

The beloved weekly alternative paper, however, isn’t dead yet. Rather the group of former writers and editors joined together with supporters to call for its death. The paper had been purchased by a group of mysterious investors, who turned out to be mainly a collection of wealthy conservatives with ties to Orange County (quite the opposite of the typical LA Weekly reader). Read more…

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Source: Mashable | The death of 'LA Weekly' caps off a brutal 2017 for local news