Thursday, October 24, 2024

Billionaire LA Times Owner Stops Kamala Endorsement, Editor Quits

The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the newspaper's billionaire owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported Wednesday.

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Billionaire fat cat owner stops the Kamala endorsement to hurt her campaign. Editor quits. All eyes turn on the plutocracy propping up senile DonOld's candidacy.

Streisand effect in the hizzouse!

#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-10-24 08:56 AM

So I was right to end my subscription to the LA Times.

It's a good time to quit working at newspapers apparently. They should all be looking for better jobs. Apparently newspapers with real reporters and trained journalists are going the way of the dodo. Even the digital ones are struggling. The L.A. Times is losing money, with some estimates putting the annual loss at $30"$50 million for this last year.

I wish them luck with their attempts to control the flow of information in an Internet connected world soon to be dominated by AI.

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-24 12:18 PM

Radical politicization is about creating a failed society of either clueless schmucks or obedient to the party lemmings. Nothing good comes out of it. The entire newspaper (LA TIMES)likely only has one ideological viewpoint just as did Twitter and Facebook and Ivy League and other universities. It creates loss of freedom and unabashed hate in a society that will never ever be content to just discuss and debate.

#3 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-24 01:44 PM

Wow, billionaire nit wit hurts himself and generates more press for Harris than letting his paper endorse her. Just goes to show money does not mean brains.

#4 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-10-24 02:07 PM

The entire newspaper (LA TIMES)likely only has one ideological viewpoint just as did Twitter and Facebook and Ivy League and other universities. It creates loss of freedom and unabashed hate in a society that will never ever be content to just discuss and debate.

#3 | Posted by Robson

"real newspapers need to present BOTH sides - the reality side and the delusional side!"

#5 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-10-24 02:39 PM

Wow, billionaire nit wit hurts himself and generates more press for Harris than letting his paper endorse her. Just goes to show money does not mean brains.
#4 | Posted by GalaxiePete

hurts-itself

#6 | Posted by censored at 2024-10-24 03:06 PM

California in general and LA in particular is very liberal. The owner has lost contact with the core of LA Times readers.

#7 | Posted by moder8 at 2024-10-24 03:38 PM

This article is misleading.

The LA Times stated they're not endorsing either candidate.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-10-24 03:45 PM

This article is misleading.

The LA Times stated they're not endorsing either candidate.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack

The editorial board planned to endorse the better candidate as they always do. A billionaire blocked them because trump cuts taxes for the rich.

Article is accurate

#9 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-10-24 05:15 PM

LA Times staff should be on their knees thanking their owner for not seeing their newspaper and Democrat Party decimated by endorsing the single biggest incapable fool for President ever. Even Anderson Cooper and Katie Couric recognize it. The press made her and now the owners of the press recognize it as a collosal mistake for them and our country.

Kamala Harris has two faces and America doesnt like either one.

#10 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-24 08:25 PM

"planned to endorse the better candidate"

It's beyond time to start sending messages to the parties that we don't like the tripe they're rolling out.

#11 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2024-10-25 08:32 AM

#10 | Posted by robson at 2024-10-24 08:25 PM | Reply | Flag: There are 2 things - and only 2 things - that I dislike about robson: His face

#12 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-25 03:59 PM

If you were looking for evidence that all newspapers, ALL newspapers ... . are pressured by special interest on endorsements, and non-endorsements

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2024-10-25 04:04 PM

...single biggest incapable fool for President ever.
#10 | Posted by Robson

Seriously, get help.

#14 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2024-10-25 04:36 PM

Would the editor have been cool if the paper had endorsed Trump?

#15 | Posted by madbomber at 2024-10-26 08:59 AM

Stupid biased media editors like anything as long as it favors leftists and hating Americans that are not leftists.

However the owners of these Newspapers are realizing that such policy is neither good for America nor for their business. We are tired of the constant propaganda and lies from media. I've ended most all financial support from such outlets if long term bias. All business is better off neutral.

Remember when every newspaper and media outlet once offered their readers the ability to comment +/- on what they publish. But the editors hated that as it gave the public the same ability to do what they do for money every day. So many discontinued that ability. The truth is they wanted to keep conservatives censored as well as freedom of speech. This was probably another thing that the establishment deep state wanted muzzled. Hey Ive written many letters to editor over the years to large/small newspapers and it always pxxed me off when they would unilaterally edit my letter beyond my control and made it worse. They like thrive on control just like Joe Biden and Kamala.

#16 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-26 02:52 PM

- Hey Ive written many letters to editor over the years @ #16

No one... absolutely no one, is surprised.

#17 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-26 03:10 PM

Robson calls into cspan i bet.

#18 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2024-10-26 03:13 PM

#18

Yes, but to be fair, he uses his Emily Litella voice.

Weekend Update: Emily Litella on Television Violins - SNL

www.youtube.com

#19 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-26 03:31 PM

Editor shouldn't have quit. They should have run the endorsement and dared billionaire bitty balls to bite. Editor may have been fired, and so what?

#20 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-26 03:52 PM

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