The Los Angeles Times reportedly cut commentary from left-leaning opinion writers. Staff are said to have President Trump smoke a comfortable owner.
According to a report in the Oliver Darcy status newsletter, Robin Abcarian, Jackie Calmes and Lz Granderson are unable to publish one opinion piece per week from their boss, not the usual two, instead of the usual two. I was informed that I was expecting it.
Abcarian is a veteran LA Times columnist who writes about politics, culture and social issues. Her columns were traditionally featured in paper Wednesday and Sunday editions.
Calmes’ opinions usually focus on national politics and policy. Granderson’s column explores the intersection of sports, culture and politics.
Newspaper staff suspect that the three writers’ move to reduce weekly production is a by-product of owner Dr. Patrick Sion’s intention to break into the White House with Republicans, status said.
Earlier this week, Soon-Shiong announced its intention to clean the house with the LA Times by offering voluntary acquisitions to staff even after two or more years of tenure.
La Times staff reportedly got mad at Soon-Shiong about a recent interview he gave Bari Weiss to Free Press. The current context means being more consistent with Republicans.
Soon-Shiong, who created his fortune with medicines and biotechnology, regretted supporting the newspapers of Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has been widely criticized for handling recent devastating wildfires, said he was free to say He told the press.
The Times owner said the bass approval came from “echo chambers” and “false assumptions” about race and politics among newspaper staff.
According to status, Soon-Shiong’s comments “enthusted” the comment “enthusted The Times,” and the mogul “chosen to abandon the newspaper,” so reporters and editors worked 24 hours a day. Report on the aftermath of the wildfire.
“The moment you do the most epic job, the trash can in his newsroom is really something,” one staff member reportedly wrote on the company’s internal slack channel.
Another staff member said, “The whole interview is a bit breathtaking.”
“These comments, along with the acquisition notice, are extremely discouraged,” wrote an employee at another time.
According to the status, the barrage of criticism apparently encouraged Soon-Shiong to try to control damage.
On Thursday, Soon-Shiong sent a three-paragraph note to the newsroom.
However, Darcy reports that morale in the paper remains low.
“People are distrustful,” the staff told Status.
“Patrick’s public comments were… bad enough, but the acquisition offer, especially the timing, was deaf at best, given how tirelessly the newsroom has been working since the wildfire began. In that case, I felt it was misplaced.”
This post is being asked for comment from the LA Times.
Soon-Shiong caused internal disruption a few weeks before the November 5 election. He blocked the editorial committee from blocking the approval of former Vice President Kamala Harris, a Trump Democratic opponent. .
The move has angered thousands of LA Times readers. Some of them have cancelled their subscriptions. It also led to several writers leaving the newspaper editorial board.
He also incorporated conservative voices into the editorial board to develop a diverse perspective.
In November, conservative commentator Scott Jennings joined the LA Times editorial board.
President George W. Bush and former CNN expert advisor Jennings were brought in to provide a conservative perspective that he claims is often underrated in mainstream media.
