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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Subject: L.A. Times is pulling a fast one on the public<BR><BR>Hi,<BR><BR>The <I>Los Angeles Times</I> announced it is slashing 85 people from its news staff, despite millions in corporate profits. This means watered-down coverage of local, state and national news. Politicians and corporations who should be held accountable by vigilant watchdog journalism will instead be covered by a staff that is stretched too thin.<BR><BR>Equally outrageous, Californians are being deceived about why these cuts are happening. Despite reaping huge profits that most businesses would envy, the <I>Times'</I> corporate owners in Chicago simply aren't satisfied—they want more. Instead of admitting this, the <I>Times</I> points to things like "rising newsprint costs" to distract the public from the real reason for the cuts.<BR><BR>The <I>Times'</I> corporate owners think they can get away
with this because nobody is paying attention. But we're starting a petition to show the strong public opposition to these cuts.<BR><BR>Please sign the petition to the <I>Los Angeles Times</I> and its corporate owners demanding no news cuts by clicking here: <BR><BR><A href="http://civic.moveon.org/latimescuts/">http://civic.moveon.org/latimescuts/</A><BR><BR>Thanks! </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>
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