Los Angeles Times' Front Page Ad Sparks Outcry
Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2009
By Alana Samuels and Martin Zimmerman
The Los Angeles Times came under criticism after it ran a front-page advertisement that resembled a news story. The Times appears to be the first major U.S. newspaper in modern times to have run a front-page ad in a format that could be mistaken for a news story.
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