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Kurtis Lee

Los Angeles

Economics Correspondent at The New York Times

Economics correspondent, The New York Times. Past: National correspondent, L.A. Times.

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  • Jan 7, 2025 | sanjuandailystar.com | Kurtis Lee

    By Kurtis LeeThe struggles have become a painful, recurring storyline in Hollywood. A script supervisor visiting a food bank every other week. The cinematographer who moved to Georgia for better filming opportunities. An art department coordinator applying for administrative jobs to cover rent. The economic outlook of the Los Angeles area, with a population larger than most states, has been clouded in recent years by events that have upended the entertainment industry.

  • Dec 29, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kurtis Lee

    Film production has failed to bounce back after major strikes last year, and competition from other locales has gotten stiffer.

  • Nov 22, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Kurtis Lee |Kristina Barker

    Share Mostly employed in densely forested pockets of the Pacific Northwest and the South, loggers have the highest rate of fatal on-the-job injuries of any civilian occupation in the nation, outpacing roofers, hunters and underground mining machine operators.About 100 of every 100,000 logging workers die from work injuries, compared with four per 100,000 for all workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.“There is a mix of physical factors — heavy equipment and, of course, the...

  • Nov 22, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kurtis Lee |Kristina Barker

    Mostly employed in densely forested pockets of the Pacific Northwest and the South, loggers have the highest rate of fatal on-the-job injuries of any civilian occupation in the nation, outpacing roofers, hunters and underground mining machine operators. About 100 of every 100,000 logging workers die from work injuries, compared with four per 100,000 for all workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Image Logs stacked for shipment at a port in North Bend, Ore.

  • Nov 22, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | Kurtis Lee |Kevin Mason |Bob Brash |Robert McKellar

    Logging is the Deadliest Job, but Still an Oregon Way of Life By Kurtis Lee The New York Times November 22, 2024 Category: Health & Safety Region: United States, US West In southwestern Oregon… the logging industry has shaped and sustained families here for generations.

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Kurtis Lee
Kurtis Lee @kurtisalee
29 Dec 24

RT @kurtisalee: It's become a painful, recurring story line in Hollywood. A script supervisor visiting a food bank every other week. The c…

Kurtis Lee
Kurtis Lee @kurtisalee
28 Dec 24

It's become a painful, recurring story line in Hollywood. A script supervisor visiting a food bank every other week. The cinematographer who moved to Georgia for better filming opportunities. As Hollywood struggles, the L.A. economy feels the pain. https://t.co/XkzU41xlbO

Kurtis Lee
Kurtis Lee @kurtisalee
26 Nov 24

RT @kurtisalee: The logging industry has shaped and sustained families for generations. Mostly employed in densely forested pockets of the…