Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the LA Times, continues to shock the progressives who work at and buy his newspaper. He made news when he killed an endorsement of Kamala Harris prior to the election. This move was overshadowed when the Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, did the same thing. Last month, Dr. Soon-Shiong killed another editorial, this one critical of Trump’s cabinet picks.
After President-elect Donald J. Trump announced a cascade of cabinet picks last month, the editorial board of The Los Angeles Times decided it would weigh in. One writer prepared an editorial arguing that the Senate should follow its traditional process for confirming nominees, particularly given the board’s concerns about some of his picks, and ignore Mr. Trump’s call for so-called recess appointments.
The paper’s owner, the billionaire medical entrepreneur Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, had other ideas.
Hours before the editorial was set to be sent to the printer for the next day’s newspaper, Dr. Soon-Shiong told the opinion department’s leaders that the editorial could not be published unless the paper also published an editorial with an opposing view.
The editorial never ran. Instead, they went with another piece which was less critical of Trump’s cabinet picks.
This is in keeping with a new push at the Times to expand the range of commentary. Last month Dr. Soon-Shiong said he wanted voices from “all sides.”
Proud that we posted this letter from one of our readers on X. When the President has won the vote of the majority of Americans then ALL voices must be heard. Opinions are just that. I will work towards making our paper and media fair and balanced so that all voices are heard…
— Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong (@DrPatSoonShiong) November 11, 2024
He followed that up with a staffing move that sent more shockwaves through the paper. He hired Scott Jennings as a contributor to the editorial board.
That’s why I want Scott on our new editorial board!!! Growing the board with experts who have thoughtful balanced views and new candidates are accepting the challenge to join us! Way to go Scott and thanks for accepting @latimes @ScottJenningsKY Stay tuned we are making this…
— Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong (@DrPatSoonShiong) November 26, 2024
There was immediate pushback to that move in the form of an aggressive interview by Oliver Darcy, formerly a media reporter at CNN who argued that Scott Jennings didn’t deserve the position. Dr. Soon-Shiong cut the interview short. Then, earlier this month, he announced plans to add a “bias meter” to articles published by the Times. […]
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