Los Angeles Times columnist James Rainey praises Britain’s Guardian newspaper for pursuing the Rupert Murdock phone-hacking scandal that he says solidifies the newspaper as one of the world’s best. He credits editor Alan Rusbridger, reporter Nick Davies and “a rock-solid supporting cast.”
At the same time, Rainey reports that the Guardian faces layoffs as ad revenues decline and no new sources of income emerge. -db
From a commentary in the Los Angeles Times, August 3, 2011, by James Rainey.