The LA Times recently fired 150 writers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning Chuck Philips, who had been pegged as an incorrigible tease after giving Tupac fans both the sweet, sweet closure and the blockbuster conspiracy their hero deserved.
The result of his gaffe? Speculation about Tupac’s secret compound in Cuba will continue to haunt fans, perhaps forever.
Meanwhile, reporting of the LA Times has become uncannily reminiscent of the kind of drama pieces one finds in BBC World reports about cities under siege.