I’m very familiar with the layoffs and buyouts our industry is going through — we’re quickly closing in on the 5,000 mark. So I knew it was only a matter of time before it happened: Copy editing and design jobs are being outsourced overseas. For some time I’ve expected one of the larger newspaper companies [...]

Help wanted: “We seek a newspaper journalist based in India to report on the city government and political scene of Pasadena, California, USA.” (Who knew. There’s an Indian version of Craigslist.) I got an e-mail from a Times editor asking for help tracking down information that’s at The Times. Sadly, I knew the answer. Sadly, [...]

It’s Friday the 13th! Contrary to popular misconception, the fear of Friday the 13th is not triskaidekaphobia — that’s the fear of the number 13. Which is a dumb fear. How can you be afraid of a number? The fear of Friday the 13th is paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. I have no idea how to pronounce [...]