The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times gave a bizarre defense for his plans to overhaul the “very left” editorial board after he blocked it from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Thousands canceled their subscriptions in protest and several members of the editorial board resigned. A new Editorial Board. 4 The Times was roiled last month by Soon-Shiong’s decision to block the editorial board from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Soon-Shiong’s intervention mirrored that of Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post owner who also prevented his newspaper’s editorial board from endorsing Harris.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 13, 2024 21:27 UTC