"'Los Angeles Times' editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement"...
...here is an excerpt from the attached article...
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LOS ANGELES — The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported Wednesday.
Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview that she resigned because the Times was remaining silent on the contest in “dangerous times".
“I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent,” Garza said. “In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up.”
In a post on the social media platform X that did not directly mention the resignation, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the board was asked to do a factual analysis of the policies of Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump during their time at the White House.
Additionally, "The board was asked to provide (its) understanding of the policies and plans enunciated by the candidates during this campaign and its potential effect on the nation in the next four years,” he wrote. “In this way, with this clear and non-partisan information side-by-side, our readers could decide who would be worthy of being president for the next four years.”
Soon-Shiong, who bought the paper in 2018, said the board “chose to remain silent and I accepted their decision.”
Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review that the board had intended to endorse Harris and she had drafted the outline of a proposed editorial.
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The big surprise is that the owner of the L.A. Times...and close friend of Donald Trump...showed us the future of journalism, should Donald Trump win this election...only Trump approved propaganda...something Eli knows all too well...will be allowed...and supposed "Enemies Within" will be silenced.
This doesn't have to be...all that's needed to defeat this assault on our freedom are votes for Kamala Harris...thus allowing a continuation of the dream our Founding Fathers fought for.
Link: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/g-s1-29665/la-times-editor-resigns-presidential-endorsement
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Former editor actually typed, "I am not OK with us being silent...This is how I am standing up."
Good luck with that editor job hunt!
File under a "Profile in Courage"...something MAGAs have no clue about...just follow a Felon, Rapist
Fraud, Sociopathic Malignant Narcissist who tried to overthrow the world's leading Democracy...truly an "Enemy Within".
She'll do just fine in the world of true journalism...which leaves out FOX...since she has INTEGRITY.
You seem really stressed lately, Ty. Everything ok?
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I'm doing very well, thank you...just having trouble keeping track of all the Republicans disowning
DJT...maybe you can help...
What non-MAGA voters is he impressing enough to change their votes and join him?...is it his lack of any Planning for the issues facing us?...his lack of any focused/coherent response to basic policy questions?...his many indictments, convictions/judgements?...his role in leaving women no option when impregnated through force or coercion?...his siding with Putin against Ukraine?...just how is he conveying the message of "Making America Great"?
Well played! This gives her lib cred and will enhance her resume for a bigger gig.
And it looks like there will be a boomlet of work for anti-Trump media types over the next four years.
While you're busy fantasizing...here's what's going on in the real world...the owner of the LAT
gutted his Editorial Board's effort...and long standing duty...to give their considered opinion on who they recommend voters choose for President. WHY did he do this?...he doesn't say, but as the Wikipedia bio lays out, Dr. Soon-Shiong tried unsuccessfully to get a cabinet position in Trump's former administration...he is also a very wealthy businessman in the Medical field, with questionable business practices...i.e. someone who might be concerned about a former Prosecutor and Attorney General becoming President.
Don't be so shallow...dig a little deeper before posting...and once you've done your homework, make a decision and stick to it...e.g. make sure DJT loses by casting your vote FOR Kamala Harris in this election, then support a 'Non-MAGA' Republican next time...we need to get back to having true patriots representing conservatives and liberals in a strong 2 party, democracy.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Soon-Shiong
What are the odds she is already negotiating a sweet heart deal?
“Journalism” is an entertainment business.
Its superficial to overlook the real world.
You've become quite the Nihilist, Curly...in "Breaking News", there are people willing to sacrifice
their own interests for the Greater Good...most recently we've seen Alexei Navalny...and his wife... 'STAND UP' to a vicious tyrant...and others like Liz Cheney and Gen. Kelly 'STAND UP' to a 'Wannabe' tyrant...the list goes on. It's up to those who can also see the danger to do their part...and VOTE for the "Greater Good"...in this case, America's future as a democracy.
Realism is not nihilism... but idealism is being deliberately purblind.
I'm actually optimistic... that the public has awakened to how "journalists" are just smarmy media hounds pushing their own narrowminded agendas for money.
Link: https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/10/15/americans-trust-media-hits-historic-low-weeks-before-election-poll-finds/
FOX is a huge media player...and undeniably lies...knowingly, to make money...the NYT and WaPo have
never made such a mockery of Journalism...there is no "Equivalency" here, Curly. Public perception is twisted, thanks to the machinations of outlets like FOX who literally "Pander" to their conservative audiences.
Integrity.
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Ty warns us of the dangers of a takeover of a right wing, Trumpian media. OMG!!!
But don't worry, he tells us, just vote for Kam and we will be fine.
Fantasy Land!.
Earth to Ty, come in,Ty:
Have you not noticed the total domination of the left-wing MSM, Big Tech, the music industry, sports, and Hollywood for years in pushing the liberal, Democratic Party agenda?
Have you not noticed how they have stifled free speech and canceled their enemies?
And now you fear losing the LA Times to Trumpian conservatism. Don't worry, WaPo and the NYT will never change, as well as the great majority of the MSM.
Nevertheless, it is interesting to see the fear that you have over a conservative takeover of the LA Times. It's a frightening thought for you to lose total liberal dominance in the media, your beloved American Pravda.
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FOX pays $787M in order to continue KNOWINGLY lying to its viewers/readers...now the LAT owner...
...a man who sought a cabinet position in Trump's administration, has blocked his Editorial Board from fulfilling its duty and tradition of voicing their opinion on which candidate deserves to be elected our next President...i.e. Kamala Harris.
Yes, we have a serious problem getting facts and truth into the hands of citizens/voters who will determine our future.