Los Angeles Times
Several staff members wept, reports
James Rainey. One confronted publisher
David Hiller and demanded to know why a change had to be made as Tribune was fielding bids. Some were calling the loss of editor
Dean Baquet "the election day massacre." When Hiller finished speaking to his staff, a faint hissing could be heard amid the light applause, says Rainey.
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"It was like a parent had just died," says investigations editor Loeb (NYT)
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LAT atmosphere called "dismal," "rock bottom," and "like a crypt" (WP)
