The Chandlers — LA Times
The minute I saw the previews from PBS about the LA times, I wanted to buy the DVD, and so I did. The name of the DVD is titled Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times. It was very interesting. When I hear the story about the Chandlers and their Times, I admire them. They really wanted to achieve their goal, and they did something about it. If they had let jealousy, greed, and control stop them, they would have never been able to make their dream happen. We read their dream today. It is called the LA Times.
Unionists exploded dynamite at the Times Headquarters during Harrison Gray Otis’ reign as publisher. The LA Times must have been a big threat to some people. They wanted the Times destroyed and wanted Harrison killed. When you write news or speak out, you have to be careful what you say, although we have freedom of speech. You can learn a lot from the DVD.