Villaraigosa, Zahniser and the LA Times
I’ve mentioned that I believe David Zahniser is as good as it gets when it comes to political reporting in Los Angeles. Kevin Roderick blogs in LA Observed about Zahniser’s move from a weekly to the LA Times:
Now this should get interesting. LA Weekly political reporter David Zahniser, the hottest property on the City Hall beat, is jumping to the L.A. Times to cover Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. I don’t know what it means for Duke Helfand, who has been on the Antonio beat for the Times, but the hire should mean sharper, deeper and less friendly coverage of the mayor.
John Stodder, who knows a thing or two about falls from grace, blogged persuasively a few days ago on how he felt the LA Times had already turned on Villaraigosa.
