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Samantha Masunaga

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Entertainment business reporter @latimes, focusing on the film industry and studios. Tips: [email protected]

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Last Front PageMAY 17, 2026Latest appearance

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Production crisis takes center stage

For the first time, the state of Hollywood is a key political issue in L.A.’s mayoral contest.

View Front PageLos Angeles Times • MAY 17, 2026

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Production crisis takes center stage

For the first time, the state of Hollywood is a key political issue in L.A.’s mayoral contest.

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Los Angeles Times•MAY 17, 2026
Positions the economic challenges of the local entertainment industry as a pivotal issue in the city's mayoral race.
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Businesses that helped build Hollywood face ‘decimation’

Series of crises trigger unprecedented run of closures among film industry’s backbone.

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Los Angeles Times•MAY 10, 2026
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Cinemas emerge from pandemic’s doldrums

Recent box-office hits stir industry optimism

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Los Angeles Times•APR 14, 2026
Offers an optimistic, data-driven look at the recovery of the theatrical film industry driven by recent box-office successes.
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Family films are saving the box office

A $191-million opening for ‘Super Mario’ shows PG movies continue to dominate.

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Los Angeles Times•APR 8, 2026
Provides an industry-focused analysis of cinema revenue trends driven by animated features, reflecting LA's entertainment-heavy readership.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Samantha Masunaga in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.