Santa Barbara News-Press Fired Journos Lose in Court

Our favorite newsroom fit-for-daytime drama has another chapter.

LAT’s Carol J. Williams writes:

Santa Barbara News-Press journalists fired in a dispute with the publisher over control of the paper’s news content lost a round in court Tuesday when a federal appeals panel declined to order them reinstated.

The 2-1 decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was a legal victory for News-Press owner and Publisher Wendy McCaw in her ongoing battle with employees who contend her intrusions damage the paper’s journalistic integrity.

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