Panelists Talk Web Media, Bash Fickle Audiences At TEDxUSC Panel

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

A key point: the fallacy of focusing on hard news when fluff makes most of the revenue.

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Two South LA High Schools Combine Efforts As They Fight To Save Themselves

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Students and faculty from Animo Justice, a Green Dot charter school, and Fremont High School, under LAUSD's control, held a day of activism Friday.

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Lisker Gets Trial Date For Attempt At LAPD Restitution

Comments (5) | @losangelesandregion, Crime and Justice, Los Angeles and Region

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

Released from prison last year, Lisker is the plaintiff in a civil suit against the City of Los Angeles.

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USC Hit-And-Run Defense Shifts Gears, Pleads 'No Contest'

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

BREAKING: No contest pleas filed on behalf of the defendants in the USC hit-and-run that left one dead last year.

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Nearly One Year Later, USC Hit-And-Run Case Verges On Trial

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

UPDATE: Inside the courtroom as the trial begins

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Vanity Fair's Oscar iPhone App: A Vain Attempt At Utility

Comments (0) | @living, Living, Oscars 2010

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

The storied publication fails to capture even a hint of Oscar greatness with its latest offering.

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LAPD Chief Talks With Cyclists On Hit-And-Runs

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Crime, Los Angeles and Region

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

SLIDESHOW: In another step toward reconciliation, the Chief met with cyclists to discuss options for investigating and prosecuting drivers who flee the scene of an accident.

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Time For Toyota To Put Up Or Shut Up

Comments (1) | @opinion, Commentary, Opinion

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

The auto manufacturer is well past the point where words matter. Not that they meant much to begin with.

Cops And Cyclists Mending Relationship As City Works Toward Cohesive Bike Plan

Comments (0) | Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

As new Chief of Police Charlie Beck reaches out to the cycling community, many still see the city's streets as a battleground of bikes versus cars.

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Councilman's Political Future On The Line

Comments (2) | @news, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Politics

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

Richard Alarcon's wild story about a destructive burglar has been supported by official documents, but he's not out of the woods.

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The Haiti Trap

Comments (1) | Commentary, Opinion, opinion

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

It's time to look in the mirror: what kind of relationship do we really want with Haiti?

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The Final Frontier: Naked Passengers

Comments (2) | Commentary, Opinion

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

Air travel security is about to get even more invasive. Before we consent, we need to know we're in good hands.

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The Farce In Copenhagen

Comments (3) | Commentary, economy, Environment, Obama, Opinion

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

What's going on in Copenhagen? Is the world finally getting serious about global warming - er, climate change?

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As Cartoonists Feel Newspapers' Pain, Many Strike Out On Their Own

Comments (10) | @nationandworld, Journalism, Media, Nation and World, news

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

The market has sent editorial cartoonists a message: adapt or die. Most have chosen the former.

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Rupert Murdoch Takes On Google

Comments (0) | @opinion, Commentary, Opinion

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

Rupert Murdoch sees the Internet as an annoyance. If he could crush it, he would—but he can't. His plans may end up crushing his own news sites instead.

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Heikes' Herculean Task: Save The L.A. Weekly

Comments (24) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Media

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

The LA Weekly's new editor, Drex Heikes, has a plan to bring the Weekly back to greatness. He talks to Neon Tommy about its troubles and its future.

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The Battle Over Net Neutrality

Comments (4) | @opinion, Opinion, The Platform

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

Will cable companies and cell phone service providers write the rules of the Web in the future?

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LAPD Chief Candidate Sizes Up Potential Future

Comments (5) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

Jim McDonnell expects to step into a very difficult budget situation if he is named police chief.

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Whitman Calls On California's Republican Women For Support

Comments (0) | @california, California, California Politics

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

The former eBay chief executive supports a moratorium on legislation until the state is fixed.

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Steven Mikulan: Theater Critic, Editor, Trial Reporter, Unemployed

Comments (10) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Media

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

Steven Mikulan's job termination dismayed, but didn't necessarily surprise, his colleagues outside the Weekly.

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Google Wave Reimagines Modern Communication

Comments (3) | @opinion, Google, Internet, Opinion, The Platform, Web

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

As the first 100,000 early adopters experiment with Google Wave, The Platform wonders: Where will we go from here?

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L.A.'s Water Pipes Show Weaknesses, Testing Strength of City's Management

Comments (1) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

The City Council has given the Department of Water and Power 30 days to determine the cause of a spike in water main breaks in September.

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Web-Enabled Democracy Fails Without Universal Transparency

Comments (3) | @opinion, Opinion, The Platform

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

The federal government says it is on the verge of opening up vast quantities of information on the Web, fulfilling a campaign promise made by President Obama. He's asking a lot in return: our privacy.

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Web-Enabled Democracy Fails Without Universal Transparency

Comments (0) | Aneesh Chopra, Barack Obama, Opinion, Presidential Communications Act, privacy, The Platform

Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Editor

President Obama promised to bring the Federal government into a new technological age, while promoting transparency and protecting privacy. He's asking a lot in return: our privacy.

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