The Los Angeles Times is an American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 79,100. As of 2022, it had 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong, it is a subsidiary of the Los Angeles Times Media Group, and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding.
In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United States, the paper's readership has declined since 2010. It has also been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies.