Update: Dr. Patrick Snaion, owner of the Los Angeles Times, has issued a statement on why he appeared in Dr. Ask Drew. Rather than relying on sound bites, we should discuss complex issues in depth. ” He didn’t deal with the way he responded to the comments of Jaclyn Cosgrove, a reporter from Drew Pinski’s era.
Previous: Dr. Patrick Snion, owner of the Los Angeles Times, appeared on Dr. Drew Pinski’s podcast and was soaked in hot water again with his newsroom after failing to defend the past work of one of the reporters. Ta.
In a 90-minute discussion that included Mayor Karen Bass, wildfires and their mutual admiration for the appointment of RFK JR’s health secretary, Pinski said in 2021 to the LA’s committee to oversee the homelessness. I asked how they covered the nominations. Service Bureau. Pinski claimed that Times reporter Jaclyn Cosgrove had never contacted him at the time and called his report “nasty.”
Soon-Shiong appears to be laughing at his comments about Cosgrove, who uses their pronouns, saying, “I think you’re right. You know…and it’s not an opinion, but a news report It was supposed to be… I think I’m wrong about the media here. You have to be fair. And that’s all you ask, right? Fair and honest. And I’ll call you about some of these things.”
Pinski’s comments on Cosgrove and “Awful Articles” begin at 28:56.
On Wednesday, members of the LA Times Guild Unit Council sent the letter to Soon-Shiong.
“In 2021, my colleague Jaclyn Cosgrove was tasked with writing an article on Dr. Drew Pinski’s appointment to the committee that oversees the Los Angeles Department of Homeless Services. These articles will tell you the story of you. I’ve quoted Pinski extensively as you can see from the show.”
“Following their publication, Pinski and podcast host Adam Karola repeatedly attacked Cosgroves on Karola’s show. Karola called Cosgroves “the fucking coward” and they said the two were has announced various other insults at Cosgrove. The attack led to a barrage of harassment from Pinski’s followers. As Cosgrove explained in an email to the company at the time, “I was called a bitch, a coward, a liar, a chicken shit, a liar. Cosgrove was called Jeff Glasser, a Shelby alumni, John. I reported harassment to several people in the company, including Canalis, HR and others.”
“Yesterday you went to Pinski’s show and asked Dr. Drew and Pinski replied with the article again. He said, “I’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” and again named him Cosgrove. He mistakenly said Cosgrove never asked him for comment. He called the report “nasty” and called Cosgrove to tell him to “do your job.” ”
A letter from the unit council stated, “Pinsky’s false comments and your obvious support for them will invite further harassment from our colleagues… We would like to ask that Pinsky’s comments be false and that the company will give us the opportunity to do so. He said he wanted an official statement that made it clear what he would offer: Support for Cosgrove, who worked as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times. The owner of the Los Angeles Times, unfair attacks on his employees. You should not support or be quiet.”
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Times also released this on deadline. I asked him or him questions and suggested that the report was not fair. That’s not accurate. The Times interviewed him for the story, and he was widely cited in published articles. I recommend reading it yourself to anyone who is concerned about the fairness of the story. ”
“We caught the eye for the Dr. Homeless Committee. The spokesman will also forward Deadline’s request for comment to Soon-Shiong and update this story if we hear from him.
In October, the paper created national news – some of its own staff have left, but Soon-Shiong lets his editorial board know that the Times won’t approve in the presidential election. I did. The Times has supported candidates in each cycle since 2008, and according to CJR, they had planned to back Kamala Harris until the owner was practicing.
Soon-Shiong referenced that decision during Pinsky’s podcast on Tuesday. “It means the decision we made regarding Kamala’s non-recruitment. No one called me about it, but then you made the assumption, then you made the assumption, then you made the assumption, then you made the assumption, then you made the assumption You just put your opinion based on it, and you’re just continuing it. And you call that news… we have to stop it.”
