For four generations, they wielded unique influence through their newspaper, the Los Angeles Times . In their pursuit of personal agendas and civic ideals, the Chandlers built the city of the future and exposed the dark side of the American Dream.
Norman Chandler
Jones negotiated unprecedented access to the family and the Times’ archives, which span the century during which Harrison Gray Otis, Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler and Otis Chandler stood at the helm of the newspaper and at the center of the city’s economic, social and cultural growth. One remarkable story at a time, this character-driven film traces the ruthless, ingenious and often self-serving methods by which four publishers employed the newspaper to turn a tiny town into a world metropolis. In the process, they made themselves among the wealthiest families in America.
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