The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned in protest at billionaire owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong reportedly ordering the paper to withold a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Garza added that while most of the paper’s California readers were probably liberals who would be inclined to support Harris anyway, the endorsement was still important.
Los Angeles Times owner reportedly blocked editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris ( Copyright 2024 The Associated Press.
“We do not comment on internal discussions or decisions about editorials or endorsements,” the paper said in response to the report.
Soon-Shiong, a South African-born billionaire doctor and biotech entrepreneur, purchased the paper in 2018 for $500m, investing over $100m in revitalizing the historic outlet.
In 2020, he reportedly stopped the editorial board from endorsing Senator Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic primary.
In January, it announced it was laying off 115 people, one of the largest cuts in the paper’s 143-year history. »
