Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Los Angeles TimesHe said his team is working on a technology-driven “bias meter” for articles that will allow readers to “see both sides of a story at the push of a button.”
The announcement came after Soon-Shiong did not give permission. times Supports Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
“I started to realize that it was an echo chamber and not a reliable source of information,” Soon-Shiong said. said His newspaper article during an interview with Los Angeles Times Editorial board member Scott Jennings said: flyover country Podcast.
Soon-Shiong went on to explain that I was a little upset when the editorial board told me that they had compiled a statement of support in advance without meeting any of the candidates.
“You need some level of reliable sources,” Soon-Shiong continued. “Look, I'm a doctor. When I see patients, what I tell them should be based on reliable information, and when I talk about news, I should put it in the newspaper.”
“Everyone has a right to an opinion. That's fair. But it shouldn't be an echo chamber of opinions.” Los Angeles Times the owner added. “When it comes to opinions with columnists, you really have to create some balance, and then you actually have to let your readers know that this is an opinion.”
“So don't get angry if it's too left, don't get angry if it's too right, and think about what the facts are that underlie this opinion,” Soon-Shiong added. I think this could be the downfall of what people now call mainstream media. ”
of Los Angeles Times The owners also said that as early as January, they plan to implement a “bias meter” that will allow readers to see which side of the story they are looking at.
“What we need to do is not have what we call 'confirmation bias,' so that when a reader presses a button, they are automatically told that the You get to know both sides,” Soon-Shiong explained.
“Okay, just a little update here, this is something that we're currently building behind the scenes. And we're hoping to be able to start this by January,” he added. Ta.
Jennings agreed, saying: “So, are we talking about the convergence of content created by journalists with the technology that is being developed to give readers a more comprehensive or complete view of a particular story at any time?”
“That's right,” Soon-shiong replied, adding: “You look at X right now and think what does X have? These comment buttons. Comments are sometimes as important as the story, because you can feel what people are thinking. ”And, like you said, you can have conversations, discourse, respectful disagreements. ”
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