The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently sent a letter to Tribune Company Chairman Sam Zell regarding a 'spoof news' section, in the Tribune-owned LA Times newspaper, showing the destruction of Universal Studios Hollywood..jpg)
The newspaper headline reads, "Universal Studios Hollywood Partially Destroyed -- Theme Park Suffers Massive Damage, but Vows to Remain Open."
The article reads, "...It is hard to distinguish between the real debris and the foam prop rubble that commonly covers Hollywood backlots. 'Abner Devereaux', head groundskeeper for the Universal backlot, even had trouble sorting truth from fiction..."
"Today's 'mock' section front makes a mockery of the paper's mission," the county supervisors said in their letter to the LA Times .
"We urge the Times to stop selling its front pages to advertisers, especially in such an offensive and alarming manner."
But according to the Times, the ad "met our advertising guidelines. ... Our readers understand the ad-supported economic model of our business, which allows us to provide the outstanding journalism they rely upon 24/7..."
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