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Former LAT Editor Dean Baquet becomes managing editor, which was Abramson's old job. He had been Washington bureau chief. Lots of coverage - here's the NYT story.
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Another rugged quarter for Tribune Co. papers
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Those awful infographics that promise to explain and only distort
Best to low-ball today's employment report
Further fallout from airport shootings
Crazy opening for Twitter*
Should Twitter be valued at $18 billion?
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Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.