US EditionLA Times owner on spiking Harris endorsement: ‘I knew I’d get pushback’
- Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong acknowledged he expected pushback for not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race, stating, 'I knew I’d get pushback.'
- 2024 marked the first year since 2008 that the Los Angeles Times did not endorse a candidate for president.
- Soon-Shiong's decision led to canceled subscriptions and resignations among staff, with some employees expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
- The editorial board chose not to endorse a candidate after being asked to analyze policies, with Soon-Shiong emphasizing the need for a factual basis for endorsements.
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LA Times owner on spiking Harris endorsement: ‘I knew I’d get pushback’
The billionaire owner of The Los Angeles Times in a new interview defended a decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in last year’s presidential election. “I knew I’d get pushback. If you want to lead, you have to lead, so we took that position,” Patrick Soon-Shiong told Fox News Digital. “Competence matters. And, you…
LA Times Owner Admits It's a 'Struggle' to Revamp Newsroom After Nixing Harris Endorsement
Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Friday said it has been a “struggle” to get his newsroom to buy into a more balanced ideological approach in the months after he canceled the editorial board’s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris. “Change is difficult, right? I respect that, and I have empathy for that,” the billionaire told Fox News Digital. A handful of employees ditched the LA Times after Soon-Shiong nixed the editorial boar…
LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong speaks out on quashing Harris endorsement, 'struggle' to reform newsroom
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong told Fox News Digital why he spiked the Kamala Harris endorsement and how he's trying to bring the paper back to the middle.
LA Times Owner Speaks Out On Killing Paper’s Kamala Harris Endorsement: ‘If You Want to Lead’
Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP Images Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong acknowledged in a new interview that he knew he’d get “pushback” for killing his paper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race. “I worried [the endorsement] would actually express that she was maybe the most consequential vice president in the history of the United States, which may be the opinion of some people and may be laug…
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