In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's landslide victory, the Los Angeles Times, a traditional media outlet, appears to be making a desperate effort to recalibrate with voters.
On Wednesday, Times owner Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong said: announced If the newspaper is like that exchange Its editorial board.
“Put lipstick on a pig.”
In a statement on X, Soon-Shiong wrote, “When a president wins the votes of a majority of Americans, every voice must be heard. Opinions are just that: opinions.”
He added: “We strive to keep our newspapers and media fair and balanced so that all voices are heard and the views of all Americans are respected and exchanged.” Diverse viewpoints include “the left, It will include opinions from people from the right to the center, he said.
“It's coming soon,” Soon-shiong wrote. “New Editorial Board. Trust in the media is essential to a strong democracy.”
Over the past few years, the LA Times editorial team has frequently published articles that clearly demonstrate a left-leaning trend.
In 2021, the Times published an op-ed article written by columnist Erica D. Smith titled “.Larry Elder is the black face of white supremacy. You've been warned.“The following year, the paper published an editorial by business columnist Michael Hiltzik titled:Ridiculing anti-vaxxers' deaths from coronavirus is certainly cruel, but it may be necessary.”
Fox News National Correspondent Bill Melgin noticed The LA Times published article after article “supporting downplaying crime.'' [Los Angeles District Attorney] Prosecutor George Gascón just lost re-election by more than 20 points. ”
Phil Holloway, a police analyst and Town Hall columnist, responded to the news that the LA Times is planning to replace its editorial board with an X.
Holloway I wrote“Here in the South, we call it 'putting lipstick on a pig.'”
“They can change the editorial board as much as they want, until they give up.”advocacy journalism“It's a euphemism for propaganda, but it will continue to be a paper worthy of lining a birdcage,” Holloway added.
In the run-up to the election, Soon-Shiong faced significant backlash after the paper refused to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. Supported by The Times Since 2008 every Democratic presidential candidate.
Following the decision not to support the paper, the paper faced a wave of resignations, including three members of its editorial board.
Mariel Garza, editorial editor at the time; said “I am resigning because I want to make it clear that it is not okay for us to remain silent,'' he said at the time.
“In times of danger, honest people need to stand up. This is how I stand up,” Garza added.
“The editorial board will be provided with a factual analysis of all the positive and negative policies each candidate has undertaken during their time in the White House and how those policies have affected the nation,” Soon-Shiong said. I was given the opportunity to draft it.”
“Instead of adopting this policy as proposed, the editorial board chose to remain silent, and I accept that decision,” he said.
of Los Angeles Times Guild Unit Council and Bargaining Committee Soon-Shiong accused the editorial board of unfairly placing the blame for the decision not to support it.
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