Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times, also known by its abbreviation LAT, is a daily newspaper that delivers news through print editions, a comprehensive website, mobile applications, and various newsletters, covering a wide array of topics ranging from civic affairs to cultural events. Its editorial output includes dedicated sections for local Los Angeles news, California politics, national and international affairs, business and finance, sports, entertainment, technology, and opinion, allowing readers to access specialized coverage according to their interests. Beyond traditional reporting, the Times produces multimedia storytelling such as video documentaries, podcasts, interactive data visualizations, and photo essays that are distributed via its digital platforms and social media channels. The organization maintains an extensive digital archive of historical articles, providing subscribers with searchable access to decades of reporting that serves researchers, educators, and the general public. Over its history, the Los Angeles Times has been awarded numerous Pulitzer Prizes in categories such as investigative reporting, explanatory journalism, commentary, and photography, reflecting a longstanding commitment to in‑depth and impactful storytelling.

Its newsroom is known for undertaking major investigative projects that have examined issues like police misconduct, environmental hazards, corporate malfeasance, and social inequities, often prompting legislative changes or public discourse. In February 2018, a security researcher identified a cryptojacking incident on the Times’s Homicide Report page, where malicious Coinhive script embedded via a misconfigured Amazon AWS S3 bucket used visitors’ browsers to mine Monero cryptocurrency without their consent; the script was promptly removed after the newspaper was notified. The newspaper’s headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, and operates from a central newsroom that serves the Los Angeles region. Ownership of the Los Angeles Times has transitioned in recent years, and as of the latest public information the paper is held by NantWorks, a subsidiary of NantCapital controlled by billionaire entrepreneur Patrick Soon‑Shiong, which also oversees other media and health‑care investments. Despite shifts in corporate ownership, the Times asserts that its editorial operations remain independent, striving to uphold journalistic standards while adapting to evolving audience habits and the digital media landscape.