Ask around and there are two very different narratives regarding Los Angeles Times sports columnist Arash Markazi, who earlier this week was placed on paid leave. But multiple sources told Awful Announcing that there was a very tepid internal response to Markazi’s hiring. https://t.co/AWEUTeS8WV — Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) May 25, 2018Because of this, Markazi’s social following towered over others at the Times, and it skewed to a much different audience. Per Vice, Markazi’s social media usage was only the tip of the iceberg, though. Sadly, the department will be tainted as long as Arash Markazi stays.https://t.co/FmXbCrRLo3 — chris foster (@cfosterworld) July 1, 2020.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2020 21:56 UTC