What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Los Angeles is at a turning point. We are living in a defining moment. What happens next is up to us. Over the past few years, problems and challenges have shaken this city -- and tremendous opportunities for change have presented themselves. How do we rise to this moment and emerge a better place to live? What will it take to create a more just and a more equitable community? Working together, how are we going to create a stronger, forward-thinking Los Angeles? Mike Bonin, writer, teacher, progressive activist and former City Councilmember, looks at the issues and problems facing Los Angeles, examines ideas, and talks with the people who will lead us to a brighter future.
Produced in partnership with LA Forward.
What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Killing Newspapers: Big Tech & Gavin Newsom
Did California Governor Gavin Newson kill efforts to save newspapers from Big Tech? A few weeks ago, Newsom announced a deal with Google that effectively killed legislation to force Google, Meta and other big tech firms to compensate news organizations for making money off their products. He announced the state would enter into a sort of private-partnership with Google and Open AI -- just as a federal court was declaring Google an illegal monopoly.
What the hell happened? Mike Bonin talks with Matt Pearce of the Media Guild of the West, on the latest episode of What’s Next, Los Angeles?
LINKS
California's Deal With Big Tech on Newsroom Funding Kills Revenue-Sharing Legislation (KQED)
The News Business Really Is Cratering (Politico)
Notes on a Dying Form (Annenberg)
Matt Pearce @mattdpearce
https://mattdpearce.substack.com/
Media Guild of the West