LA Times Owner's Pro-MAGA 'Meddling' Ramps Up to Demand Ed Board 'Take a Break From Writing About Trump': Report [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Dec 16th, 2024, 11:27 pm


The tension between Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and the newspaper’s staff is growing, reported Oliver Darcy Monday evening, after demands that the editorial board “take a break from writing about Trump” — an odd request about an incoming president.

Soon-Shiong was criticized after he blocked the Times from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a move that led to three staffers resigning as members of the editorial board.

In the aftermath of the controversy, Soon-Shiong posted on social media and spoken publicly about his intention to have a more “balanced” editorial board with a range of views — including specifically voicing his approval of Jennings, a conservative supporter of President-elect Donald Trump who has frequently made headlines for his on-air spats with fellow CNN panelists.

A spokesperson for Soon-Shiong abruptly ended a phone interview late last month with Darcy on this topic after it became “combative,” and the Status newsletter publisher had an update for his readers Monday evening about the festering conflicts at the Times. According to Darcy, Soon-Shiong’s “meddling” has become “more pervasive than previously realized,” including taking a more active role in dictating the paper’s editorial columns and actively thwarting the publication of those critical of Trump.

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