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Departments - Editorial - News linage

Description

Approx. 20 items. Material includes: single-page reports from Media Records, each year 1954 - 1967, headed "Ten Leading Newspapers in Lines of News" (or a variation of that); single-page report, "Top Ten Newspapers in News Linage - 1978"; list for 1968; 6-pp. report, "Top Ten Newspapers Linage Comparison (Full Run and Part-Run Combined) January - June 1984."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1954 - 1984
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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