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Does being published in Los Angeles Times get your brand cited by AI?
AI answer engines cited Los Angeles Times in 5 of 21,813 measured answer runs (under 0.1%) across 2 engines over 143 days of collection. It sits below the Index's evidence floor for a published rank, so its standing is still collecting.
Where Los Angeles Times is cited most
Each row is one buyer category and one question shape the Index measures. The rank is against every source cited on that same set of answer runs, so a placement is worth most where the publication already ranks high for the question your buyer asks.
| Category | Question shape | Citation rate | Cited / observed | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Products | problem-first questions | 1.0% | 2 / 192 | #100 of 306 |
| Healthcare Services | problem-first questions | 1.5% | 2 / 137 | #130 of 298 |
| Deep Tech & Hardware | best-in-category questions | 0.6% | 1 / 180 | #336 of 436 |
How to get into Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed
Opinion articles by guest contributors on any subject, published in the Opinion section. The Times says op-eds do not reflect the position of the newspaper, its owners or its editorial board.
Email the full article to [email protected] with the author's name followed by the topic in the subject line, and paste the full text into the body of the message. Include day and evening phone numbers and a short author biography. Recorded op-ed guidelines are available at (213) 237-2121.
Full drafts only; pitches and partial submissions are not considered. Most published pieces are about 750 to 1,000 words. Must be exclusive (sent only to the Times and not published online or in print elsewhere, including personal blogs or social media). Must not include any AI-generated text. Disclose any financial interest the author has in the subject. Anonymous and pseudonymous pieces are not considered. The Times cannot respond individually or give feedback on proposals or queries; it will try to respond within 48 hours if it wants to publish the piece, and if you do not hear back you can assume it was declined.
Los Angeles Times’s own pageNewsroom Directory
The Times's public list of editors and reporters by section, for contacting the right journalist directly.
Find the relevant section editor or reporter in the Newsroom Directory and email them at [email protected], or mail Los Angeles Times, (Employee Name), (Department Name), 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245.
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Los Angeles Times’s own pageFestival of Books: Become a participant
Authors can ask to be considered for readings and panel discussions at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books; the Festival Author Committee invites select authors.
Submit through the 'Become a participant' page when submissions open. Questions go to [email protected].
Submissions are currently closed; the page says to come back in early 2027 when they open. The Times cannot respond to every applicant. Buying an exhibitor booth does not come with a spot in the festival program.
Los Angeles Times’s own pageGuidelines for Submitting a Press Release
The Times's guidance on sending press releases about upcoming events, recent events, personnel or organizational changes, or other news or feature tips to the right section editors.
Email releases to individual reporters or editors (addresses follow the format [email protected]; see the Newsroom Directory), or mail them addressed to the relevant (Section Name) Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2310 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245.
Keep releases short and double-spaced, cover who, what, where, why and when in the first two paragraphs, identify the sender with a contact name and daytime phone number, date the release and say whether it is for immediate or later release. If sending to more than one section at once, attach a note saying so. Be highly selective with follow-up calls. The Times says it receives hundreds of releases a week and cannot guarantee to run any item.
Los Angeles Times’s own pageLetters to the Editor
Short reader letters, typically responding to Times coverage, published in the Opinion section.
Use the submission form on the 'Submit a letter to the editor' page or email [email protected]. Include your full name, mailing address, city of residence, phone number and email address.
Letters typically run 150 words or less and may be edited. Submissions missing the required contact details cannot be published. The Times generally publishes no more than one letter from the same person in any 60-day period. Letters become the property of The Times and may be republished in any format. You will be contacted if your letter is a candidate for publication.
Los Angeles Times’s own pageSubmit a news tip or leak
Channels for readers to tell Times journalists about important matters such as wrongdoing or corruption, with supporting documents.
Email [email protected] (PGP-encrypted email is supported; the PGP fingerprint is on the tips page), or mail Los Angeles Times, c/o Investigations Editor Jack Leonard, 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245.
A strong tip is specific and includes evidence such as documentation, data, photographs or other records. The Times states these are not channels for press releases, op-eds, letters to the editor, the Readers' Representative or subscription questions.
Los Angeles Times’s own pageL.A. Affairs
A paid first-person column chronicling romance and relationships in the Los Angeles area.
Email the essay to [email protected] (the address given at the end of each L.A. Affairs column).
Roughly 1,000 words, previously unpublished, true in every detail including names (no exaggeration, fictional or composite characters). Stories should have an arc, be rooted in the present rather than the distant past, and have a strong sense of place in Southern California. Anonymous essays are not accepted. Essays are edited for content, length and tone, and the editor's decisions stand. The Times pays $400 for a published essay. The column receives many submissions each week and cannot always respond immediately.
Los Angeles Times’s own page
Checked against Los Angeles Times’s own pages on 2026-10-06.
Is a placement here worth pursuing?
It depends on the questions your buyers ask. Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. The table above is what decides whether coverage in Los Angeles Times moves your brand in AI answers at all: it moves where the publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks, and much less where it is not.
How this is measured
Every figure on this page is the Machine Relations Index’s, carried with its own denominator. The Index runs buyer questions against 2 answer engines and records which sources each answer cites. This release covers 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-06, 143 days of collection. A publication carries a published rank once it clears the Index's evidence floor of 10 observations across 7 collection dates; below it, the standing reads as still collecting. AuthorityTech does not compute these numbers. Machine Relations Index publishes them, release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0.