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LA Times editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement
- xenospn 2y agoStreisand effect in full force
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- richrichie 2y agoGood riddance for LA Times, I guess?
- sarcasmatwork 2y agoSmall 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-presidential-endorsement-first-time-in-decades-ahead-of-2024-election/ar-AA1sJYfN https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/la-times-halts-presi...
- dc396 2y agoWhen 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 2y agoThe 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 2y agoeditor's come and go, I smell a publicity stunt.