Yes. I think that the CEO/owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who bought the LA Times in 2018 and paid over $500 MILLION, realized that he needed to expand his readership in order to not go belly-up. And antagonizing, insulting and alienating the popular majority of people in the country was not beneficial for the bottom line.
Thus, his refusal to endorse anyone for President caused a number of his woke Lib employees to quit because he chose to remain neutral. And good riddance, it seems.
Yeah, but this is probably too little, too late. Newspapers, as such, are a dying form of media in America today. Most people get their news (or what passes for news) from various internet sources, blogs, and (sadly) late night TV.
This is a curious time to suddenly rediscover "journalistic standards."
Don't discount it. One could as well say that "this is a curious time" for Boeing to suddenly rediscover engineering quality standards. Maybe so, but the change is necessary. If the LA Times once again becomes a reliable source of news, what is the harm? Soon-Shiong has been in the saddle since 2018, but has more than a full plate in the rest of his professional life, so this may be a case of responding to an alarm bell. Earlier, he had downsized the Times' staff by 20%. Interesting character. Every bit as impressive as Elon Musk.
True to a point. But things come and go. America doesn't buy very many buggy whips these days for a reason. Try to find a road map at your local gas station.
Newspapers are appealing to a rapidly declining audience.
And the audience is declining because the papers do not "add value," because they have become propaganda organs and the quality of reporting is low. I used to read the newspapers, but gave up in the 1980s because the news coverage was unreliable. It had many amenities (advertisements, movie listings, sports coverage, editorial page) that were nice to gloss, particularly for the local community. Key stories (e.g., matters at the Boeing Co.) are still covered by local reporters.
Don't scoff at road maps. if your cell coverage is spotty, you are out of luck. Now, if you've never learned to use a road map, you could have that view. Like running out of battery charge in an EV on a back road.
Isn't this the paper that refused to endorse Kamala?
Yes. I think that the CEO/owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who bought the LA Times in 2018 and paid over $500 MILLION, realized that he needed to expand his readership in order to not go belly-up. And antagonizing, insulting and alienating the popular majority of people in the country was not beneficial for the bottom line.
Thus, his refusal to endorse anyone for President caused a number of his woke Lib employees to quit because he chose to remain neutral. And good riddance, it seems.
And, now this! Hot dog!
What a great way to cut the excess fat without having to pay unemployment from firings!
Yes, good point!
Remaining neutral is not acceptable to the left.
You MUST pick a side.
So, his paper failed to endorse Harris. Woop-de-doo.
Does the LA Times have ANYTHING else on its record to it's favor?
999 slanders and crimes vs 1 'not endorsing' doth not a balanced sheet make...
Yeah, but this is probably too little, too late. Newspapers, as such, are a dying form of media in America today. Most people get their news (or what passes for news) from various internet sources, blogs, and (sadly) late night TV.
This is a curious time to suddenly rediscover "journalistic standards."
Don't discount it. One could as well say that "this is a curious time" for Boeing to suddenly rediscover engineering quality standards. Maybe so, but the change is necessary. If the LA Times once again becomes a reliable source of news, what is the harm? Soon-Shiong has been in the saddle since 2018, but has more than a full plate in the rest of his professional life, so this may be a case of responding to an alarm bell. Earlier, he had downsized the Times' staff by 20%. Interesting character. Every bit as impressive as Elon Musk.
True to a point. But things come and go. America doesn't buy very many buggy whips these days for a reason. Try to find a road map at your local gas station.
Newspapers are appealing to a rapidly declining audience.
And the audience is declining because the papers do not "add value," because they have become propaganda organs and the quality of reporting is low. I used to read the newspapers, but gave up in the 1980s because the news coverage was unreliable. It had many amenities (advertisements, movie listings, sports coverage, editorial page) that were nice to gloss, particularly for the local community. Key stories (e.g., matters at the Boeing Co.) are still covered by local reporters.
Don't scoff at road maps. if your cell coverage is spotty, you are out of luck. Now, if you've never learned to use a road map, you could have that view. Like running out of battery charge in an EV on a back road.
In ten years they will all disappear. Ad revenue for print media of all types is falling off of a cliff.
It was one of two, along with the Washington Post
One of them. Another big-name newspaper that decided NOT to endorse Kamala was the Washington Post.
Yes