by Matt Funicello, RedState:

With the recent news of massive layoffs, an exodus of senior editorial staff, and rumors of additional layoffs looming, some believe that the Los Angeles Times is on the brink of collapse. Last week The Messenger, a relatively new entrant to the news landscape, which was populated by “experienced journalists from POLITICO, the New York Post, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, Reuters and elsewhere,” suddenly shuttered, and the Wall Street Journal laid off 20 staffers in its Washington, D.C. bureau.