Los Angeles Times

Parts of the paper

To talk about the Los Angeles Times in its entirety, you need to know the different parts of the paper. The news categories of the Los Angeles Times make up the first parts of the paper. Under this you can find local, national and California-based news; world news; entertainment tidbits; and updates in the worlds of business, sports, and politics. These parts of the paper also contain sections on science, the environment, and the opinion page (as well as entries from columnists.) Of lesser importance in the ranking of the parts of the paper would be the Travel pages, Food, Health, and Arts & Culture (among many other Los Angeles Times sections.) It is for investigative reporting that the Los Angeles Times is most renowned.

Opinion page

The Opinion page of the Los Angeles Times is a crucial part of the newspaper because this is where editorials about domestic, state-wide, and national issues are posted and issues discussed at length. Among some topics discussed in the Opinion page of the Los Angeles Times are: religious tolerance in the city and throughout the country, problems among the youth and the US educational system, laws such as those about hate crimes against gays, intellectual property rights protection against consumer-led piracy, and the role of American values on elections (particularly the US presidential elections.) Though it is uncertain how many Americans are actually influenced by the opinions expressed here, the Opinion page of the Los Angeles Times can never be dismissed out of hand in its role of influencing public opinion.