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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Tears In Long Beach

'i know how to spell your names'

Sad (thanks, Doyle): The City Council, already miffed by a series of earlier reductions in news staff and space, decided to discuss the option of pulling city advertising in protest.

About 50 Press-Telegram newsroom employees, past and present, showed up for the meeting, according to the Guild newsletter's account. Copy editor Megan Lasswell said she was unsure whether she would still have a job after the reshuffle to Torrance. She wept as she told city council members, "I know how to spell your names."

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