The paper’s six tickets to the ceremony on its doorstep in Los Angeles were initially claimed by executives until an email from ‘shocked’ film staffThe Los Angeles Times nearly didn’t have a reporter at the 88th annual Academy Awards. The six tickets issued to Oscar’s hometown newspaper were snatched up by top brass at the paper’s owner leaving the journalists actually covering the ceremony scrabbling for seats.
The Times had been allocated six passes for entry to the Dolby Theater and they were all initially snapped up by senior managers at Tribune Publishing,the paper’s owners, according to Capital fresh York. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com