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Scheer, Robert
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Scheer, Robert
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1 item: 130-pp. transcript of interview with journalist Robert Scheer. Notable names and subjects include: he describes his freelance writing career as of mid-1970s - Playboy (magazine), book contract, editing gig at New Times (pp. 1 - 3) ; Scheer hired by Los Angeles Times, 1976 (pp. 7) ; anecdotes about working methods ; writing on the "Jewish Community" ; immigration ; his thoughts on Q & A format (45 - 46) ; more on his methods ; Scheer talks about childhood in The Bronx (pp. 55 - 57) ; "my bleeding liberalism, (or whatever) the right word is" (pp. 57) ; more on youth & background, Scheer is part Jewish, part secular Catholic, and very liberal (pp. 60 - 61) ; Scheer and first wife want to "escape" her strict orthodox Jewish background by going west (pp. 65) ; his studies at UC Berkeley and acquaintance with Al Martinez, Bill Boyarsky, Oakland Tribune writers, and William Knowland, Publisher (pp. 67) ; Lawrence Ferlinghetti (pp. 71 - 72) ; Scheer makes several references throughout the interview to his 1976 interview of pres. candidate Jimmy Carter that appeared in Playboy (magazine). ; first impression on joining Los Angeles Times (pp. 84 - 86) ; his views on Jerry Brown (pp. 117).
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Employees - Scheer, Robert
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2 items: copy of brief, New West, 12/6/1976, "The new left never paid like this"; article copy, Buzz, 6/1995, "Scheer madness."
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Scheer, Robert - Jews of Los Angeles Article Responses
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Letters written in response to a three part article published in the Los Angeles Times entitled "Jews of Los Angeles" by Robert Scheer.
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Articles on, 1980 - 1983
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Approx. Long article from Reader ("Los Angeles' Free Weekly"), 8/8/1980, "Inking Big: the story of Los Angeles's Two Daily Newspapers"; two copies (tear sheet & photocopy) of article from Newsweek, 9/22/1980, "Fat Times in Los Angeles"; tear sheet of "Our 20th Anniversary Celebration" from Los Angeles (mag), 7/1980, which contains mentions of LAT; also from Los Angeles, (12/1980) "They're all coming together--toward The Times"; several shorter articles, some on 1980 presidential elections. 5 items. Two tear sheets of long article from Los Angeles (mag) of 11/1981, "The Gray Lady of Spring Street Hits 100"; article from Advertising Age, 11/23/1981; reprinted text of speech by Jack Smith at LAT Centennial Dinner, 12/4/1981, "Our City, Our Times"; etc. 4 items. One complete copy of California (mag) of 10/1982, with major article on LAT, "Paper Giant: thick, rich, and slightly oppressive..."; tear sheet of previous article ; tear sheet of Washington Journalism Review, July-Aug. 1982, "The L.A. Times Reaches for the Top"; tear sheet from Media International, 12/1982, showing chart, "The World's 20 most reliable business journals (English language)," with LAT at #19. 5 items: multi-page tear sheet from feed/back, Fall 1983, "Framed," by Betty Medsger ; single tear sheet from feed/back, Fall 1983, "The night the lights went out in L.A." ; single tear sheet from Editor & Publisher, 1/29/1983,"Improved news product seen as ad growth key" ; single tear sheet from Adweek, 1/31/1983, "L.A. Times Chief Bullish on Newspapers in '83" ; multi-page tear sheet from feed/back, Fall 1983, "To code or not to code."
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Hearst, Patricia
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2 items: LAT coverage of the Patricia Hearst kidnapping and aftermath. Article tear sheets: LAT, 6/15/1975, "Hunt for Patty...FBI never really close" ; LAT tear sheet, 7/7/1975, "(With Patty) From L.A. to Hong Kong--and beyond" and related story "Hoax...a risk that haunts newspapers." Both sets of tear sheets in plastic sleeve.
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Articles
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Approx. 18 items. among the major articles are: tear sheet, Los Angeles (magazine), 11/1980, "The Music Center takes off its white gloves"; 2 tear sheets of article, "W" (magazine), 9/9/1983, "Buff Chandler...the right person at the right time"; complete copy, L.A. Edition (Greater Los Angeles Visitors & Convention Bureau), Fall/Winter 1984; "Spotlight - Dorothy Buffum Chandler"; related notes, letters, etc. (1980 - 1986)
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