Thread by @mshalhoup

We were expecting there to be some pain with the sale of @LAWeekly. But we weren't expecting the Red Wedding. That's how deep the cuts are. 1/

But first let me say what an incredible honor it has been to work at this legendary place, with this dream team of journalists. 2/

The dream team—who recently earned 21 @LAPressClub nominations—has been eviscerated. Nine of 13 editorial staffers are gone, including all five editors and all but one staff writer. 3/

Let me now talk about how hard-working these journalists are, how creative, how devoted, how YOU SHOULD HIRE THEM NOW. 4/

There is no better music editor than @AndyHermannLA. He also was the only L.A. Weekly staffer thinking clearly enough on election night to articulate what we all felt.
laweekly.com/news/californi… 5/

.@GwynnStu is the mastermind behind L.A. Weekly's culture coverage and still finds time write magnificent stories like this one. (I've had the honor of hiring her in three cities!) laweekly.com/arts/how-the-d… 6/

Managing editor @DrewTewksbury has saved the day so many times, including all the days I was on maternity leave. And the work he has done with our videos is miraculous. 7/ laweekly.com/arts/performan…

Food editor @katherinespiers makes the city more interesting with her lovely observations about L.A. life, such as: "A happy Angeleno is lit from within, confident that they're living in one of the world's more interesting cities." laweekly.com/restaurants/ro… 8/

Film critic @AWolfeful is my hero. She excels at her craft and goes way beyond what's expected of her, writing deeply researched and sometimes disturbing stories. For example: laweekly.com/film/how-actor… 9/

News writer @DennisJRomero is a machine. He somehow writes two stories per day, then turns around and does this: laweekly.com/news/the-oscar… 10/

I first worked with @JasonMcGahan when he was a freelance investigative reporter and was so excited when I got the chance to hire him. This recent cover story of his has one of my favorite endings (warning: also heartbreaking).
laweekly.com/news/tyree-dab… 11/

Thank you, all of you at @LAWeekly, for kicking so much ass. I was hoping for a less heartbreaking ending, but I'm glad we all got to tell the story of this city together. 12/12