LA Times editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement

https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/los-angeles-times-editorials-editor-resigns-after-owner-blocks-presidential-endorsement.php

by geox • 2 years ago

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xenospn• 2 years ago

Streisand effect in full force

richrichie• 2 years ago

Good riddance for LA Times, I guess?

sarcasmatwork• 2 years ago

Small note,

"first time in over 20 years, the Los Angeles Times will not endorse a candidate in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, a decision reportedly directed by the paper’s owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong"

"The Los Angeles Times editorial board had traditionally endorsed Democratic candidates and was expected to follow suit this year."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/la-times-halts-presi...

dc396• 2 years ago

When you unsubscribe from the LA Times, it asks you a reason via a dropdown. "Inappropriate owner involvement in editorial decisions" isn't an option and there isn't a fill-in-the-blank "Other". I suspect this isn't coincidental.

stareatgoats• 2 years ago

The influence of rich capital owners on what we are allowed to read in the media landscape couldn't be clearer.

Although, this tradition of news papers endorsing this or that candidate is perhaps in itself not ideal, as it is cementing the legitimacy of bias. OK so bias is unavoidable, but it gets worse without any possibility to appeal to a supposed editorial neutrality.

If you want to tell me that this is naïve and I don't know how this works, don't bother: I know already. I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us ...

Cinderrella• 2 years ago

editor's come and go, I smell a publicity stunt.

LA Times editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement

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