Fear and loathing at LA Times over rumored Koch brothers interest in paper

Having survived Chicago real estate mogul and media buffoon Sam Zell, staffers at the LA Times have gone into full-blown fear mode again as the newspaper, and other Tribune Co. papers, prepare to be sold off. At an in-house awards ceremony the other day, columnist Steve Lopez asked for a show of hands of how many would quit if The Times were bought by right-wing billionaires the Koch brothers and the hands of half the staff shot up, HuffPost Los Angeles says.