LA Times editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement(cjr.org)
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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
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Streisand effect in full force
editor's come and go, I smell a publicity stunt.
Good riddance for LA Times, I guess?
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"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...