The Los Angeles Times, commonly referred to as the Times, is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country. In 2000, the Tribune Company, parent company of the Chicago Tribune and the area''s KTLA, purchased the Los Angeles Times. It is currently owned by Tribune Publishing.

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Otis era
  • 1.2 Chandler era
  • 1.3 Modern era
• 2 Pulitzer prizes
• 3 Competition and rivalry
• 4 Special editions
  • 4.1 Midwinter and midsummer
    • 4.1.1 Midwinter
    • 4.1.2 Midsummer
  • 4.2 Zoned editions and subsidiaries
• 5 Features
• 6 Promotion
  • 6.1 Festival of Books
  • 6.2 Book prizes
• 7 Broadcasting activities
  • 7.1 Stations
• 8 Notable employees
  • 8.1 Writers and editors
  • 8.2 Cartoonists
  • 8.3 Photographers
• 9 References
• 10 Further reading
• 11 External links