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Meg James

@MegJamesLAT

Award-winning L.A. Times journalist covering Hollywood and TV. 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Consulting producer on Hulu documentary, "The Randall Scandal."

 Los Angeles, California
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Joined June 2009
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Bill Shaikin@BillShaikinOct 27
Honored to write this appreciation of Ross Newhan, our Hall of Fame baseball writer. latimes.com/sports/dodgers/s…
Appreciation: Ross Newhan, Hall of Fame baseball writer for The Times, dies at 89

Appreciation: Ross Newhan, Hall of Fame baseball writer for The Times, dies at 89

Ross Newhan, who earned Hall of Fame honors after decades covering pro baseball for the L.A. Times, was honored by the Dodgers and MLB after his death.

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Prominent developer and former Karen Bass opponent Rick Caruso now says he will vote for the embattled mayor to boost her reelection prospects. @Noah__Goldberg latimes.com/california/story…
Former Bass opponent Rick Caruso now says he will vote for her reelection as mayor

Former Bass opponent Rick Caruso now says he will vote for her reelection as mayor

Caruso said that he feared Raman would turn the LAPD into a "a laboratory for risky DSA social experimentation."

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If there was a Mount Rushmore of ball writers, Ross Newhan would be on it. He was a giant in the biz, a Hall-of-Famer who spent much of his 43-year career covering @MLB for the LA Times. He was a mentor to myself and so many others, a friend to all. Ross died today at 89. RIP💔
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Searing analysis from @BillPlaschke latimes.com/sports/dodgers/s…
Commentary: The Dodgers had everything needed to three-peat. This is why they failed

Commentary: The Dodgers had everything needed to three-peat. This is why they failed

The Dodgers were attempting to become the first team in NL history to win three straight championships. Bill Plaschke questions why they failed.

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Hate to say it, didn’t want to think it, but @BillPlaschke was right. ☠️
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Federal judge allows Paramount-Warner merger to move forward, allowing David Ellison to create a media colossus. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Federal judge allows Paramount-Warner merger to move forward

Federal judge allows Paramount-Warner merger to move forward

The judge's approval allows tech scion David Ellison to finalize his company's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Months after exiting soundstages, Quixote sells gear rental businesses, prompting layoffs latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Months after exiting soundstages, Quixote sells gear rental businesses, prompting layoffs

Months after exiting soundstages, Quixote sells gear rental businesses, prompting layoffs

Hudson Pacific-owned Quixote sold its grip, lighting and production supplies businesses to Cinelease, cutting about 60 jobs as Hollywood's production slump drags on.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorSep 23
California Atty. Gen. Bonta’s deal to allow Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was struck amid political pressure from state leaders and concern from other Dem attys general that studio concessions fell short, per multiple sources (w/ @MegJamesLAT @TarynLuna): latimes.com/politics/story/2…
California deal on Paramount-Warner Bros. merger spurs frustration, questions about political...

California deal on Paramount-Warner Bros. merger spurs frustration, questions about political...

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s agreement clearing the $111-billion merger followed intense pressure from state leaders including Gov. Gavin Newsom and dissent among fellow Democratic state attorneys general.

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Opposition grows to Paramount-Warner Bros. merger settlement as the fight over David Ellison's Hollywood deal enters a critical week and Calif. AG Rob Bonta's lawsuit moves closer to a settlement. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Opposition grows to Paramount-Warner Bros. merger settlement as deal enters critical week

Opposition grows to Paramount-Warner Bros. merger settlement as deal enters critical week

Critics of the $111-billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. urged California Atty. Gen. Bonta and other state attorneys general to disregard pressure to reach a settlement.

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Paramount, California settlement talks accelerate, potentially moving Warner Bros. merger closer to the finish line. @latimes latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Paramount-California settlement talks accelerate, moving Warner Bros. merger closer to the finish...

Paramount-California settlement talks accelerate, moving Warner Bros. merger closer to the finish...

A resolution would allow David Ellison's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to finalize

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"David Ellison has been courting the wrong audience all along," writes contributor/author Chris Yogerst. "The hurdle is to show that [he is] more than a billionaire’s son with high-powered political connections. @latimesopinion latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
Contributor: David Ellison won Washington. He’s losing Hollywood

Contributor: David Ellison won Washington. He’s losing Hollywood

If the billionaire's son wants to carve out his own story, he should be courting Hollywood talent and not Washington bureaucrats.

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Amid LA's bleak production picture, this Emmy-winning drama -- The Pitt -- is Hollywood’s ‘Little Engine That Could,’ championing production in L.A. and winning the hearts of TV Academy voters. Resurfacing my piece from this summer: latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
This Emmy-winning drama is Hollywood’s ‘Little Engine That Could,’ championing production in L.A.

This Emmy-winning drama is Hollywood’s ‘Little Engine That Could,’ championing production in L.A.

HBO Max's Emmy Award-winning drama has become a much-needed boost for Hollywood after much of the local film and TV industry migrated to regions offering more generous tax rebates.

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Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News. @stevebattaglio latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Fox News cuts ties with Maria Bartiromo, weeks after she vanished from her own shows

Fox News cuts ties with Maria Bartiromo, weeks after she vanished from her own shows

Bartiromo, who hosted "Sunday Morning Futures" and "Mornings with Maria," has been off the air since Aug. 9.

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Another terrific @steffdaz story: Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father's death. @latimes latimes.com/world-nation/sto…
Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father's death

Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father's death

Norway has a new king. Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became King Haakon VIII when his father, Harald V, died Friday at 89.

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Today is my first day with the @latimes! I’ll be covering AI and how it’s changing our lives and local communities. Send me tips, pitches, hot takes, etc. at [email protected] or Signal (echakarian.77)
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President Trump calls for federal tax incentives to protect the U.S. film industry, raising one issue where he is in sync with California Democrats. @anaceballos_ latimes.com/politics/story/2…
Trump calls for federal tax incentives to revive U.S. film industry

Trump calls for federal tax incentives to revive U.S. film industry

President Trump on Monday urged Congress to approve federal tax incentives aimed at reviving American film and television productions.

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'We're not changing it': SoCal-based Mapquest -- yes, that Mapquest -- takes stand against Trump's 'Lake America' after Google Maps quickly falls in line to support the president. @corinnepurtill latimes.com/california/story…
'We're not changing it': SoCal-based Mapquest takes stand against Trump's 'Lake America'

'We're not changing it': SoCal-based Mapquest takes stand against Trump's 'Lake America'

Like a voice of dissent from 2005, the mapping site holds firm to Lake Ontario despite Trump's executive order stemming from his escalating trade war with Canada.

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" 'Coyote' director Dave Green nails it," writes @TheAmyNicholson Her Review: Fanged and funny, 'Coyote vs. Acme' gives audiences the last — and loudest — laugh @latimesent latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Review: Fanged and funny, 'Coyote vs. Acme' gives audiences the last — and loudest — laugh

Review: Fanged and funny, 'Coyote vs. Acme' gives audiences the last — and loudest — laugh

Dave Green's tone-perfect Looney Tunes resurrection combines classic cartoon stars with humans Will Forte and John Cena as combative lawyers in a case against Amazon — er, Acme.

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Breaking News: Facebook parent Meta to pay $17 billion, overhaul Facebook and Instagram in teen addiction settlement. The company wanted to avoid public testimony by Mark Zuckerberg and others. latimes.com/business/story/2…
Meta to pay $17 billion, overhaul Facebook and Instagram in teen addiction settlement

Meta to pay $17 billion, overhaul Facebook and Instagram in teen addiction settlement

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states

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Luca Evans
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Eric is the standard, plain and simple. Has not only authored 50 years of his own career but directly shaped the careers of so many who’ve come from LA and beyond. Congrats to the best in the biz @latsondheimer!!!
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Grateful to Bill Plaschke taking the time to write this. He’s the best. latimes.com/sports/highschoo…
Commentary: Fifty years on the prep beat and still going strong, Eric Sondheimer is a local legend

Commentary: Fifty years on the prep beat and still going strong, Eric Sondheimer is a local legend

He's worked on messy sidelines and in crowded bleachers while juggling impossible deadlines to write about future Hall of Famers and unknown benchwarmers.

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