The embattled LA Weekly management is fighting back against what they are calling lies, harassment, and "bullying" by a group leading a boycott against the paper's new owners. On Monday the Weekly launched an online campaign aimed at getting their side of the story across.
"A small but aggressive and deceitful group of bullies is using harassment and intimidation to spread lies about L.A. Weekly," the website states. "They are intent on limiting free speech and attempting to shutter our publication, which for 40 years has given a voice to the people of Los Angeles and covered the stories that other media ignore."
The campaign does not expressly name the #BoycottLAWeekly movement, which has been actively seeking ways to pressure the new management, Semanal Media, to sell the Weekly. #BoycottLAWeekly supporters say Semanal's owner's conservative history is detrimental to the LA Weekly's history of progressive media. More on that here.
The boycott campaign pressured enough vendors to back out of the Weekly's annual Essentials event. #BoycottLAWeekly celebrated the shutdown of the Essentials event last month as a victory on social media.