Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times

It was rather shocking to me to learn that the L.A. Times didn’t seriously  undertake to impartially cover the news until 1960, when 4^th-generation

Otis Chandler became publisher. Until then, it openly touted the Chandlers’ business and political interests, “inventing L.A.” in the process. This documentary was highly polished but lacking in focus: the first half was devoted to the history of L.A.; the second to the story of the Times, and the family feuding that killed the dynasty. As a primer to the L.A. backstory, however, it was a boon to this newcomer.