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The LA Times’ AI ‘bias meter’ looks like a bid to please Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan
The paper’s billionaire owner, who barred it from endorsing Kamala Harris, is leaving human journalists out of the equation

L.A. Times owner defends rightward turn to Tucker Carlson
The owner of the Los Angeles Times appeared on Tucker Carlson’s podcast in an episode released Wednesday, making clearer his plans to steer the paper in a more conservative direction. Dr. Pat…

LA Times Flips Anti-RFK Jr. Op-Ed Into Pro-Kennedy Propaganda
Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the LA Times, has been promising to restore trust in media over the last few months. Instead, he has launched an escalating campaign of editorial interference that acc…

LA Times owner asks editorial board to ‘take a break’ from writing about Trump – report
Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, who said paper is ‘echo chamber’, also blocked paper’s board from endorsing Harris

The LA Times’ Political Rating “AI” Is A Silly Joke Aimed At Validating Wealthy Media Ownership’s Inherent Bias
Late last year we wrote about how LA Times billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong confidently announced that he was going to use AI to display “artificial intelligence-generated ratings”…

Is The New York Times vs. The Washington Post vs. Trump the Last Great Newspaper War?
Breaking story after story, two great American newspapers, The New York Times and The Washington Post, are resurgent, with record readerships. One has greater global reach and fifth-generation family ownership; the other has Jeff Bezos as its deep-pocketed proprietor and a technological advantage. Both, however, still face an existential foe.

LA Times Owner Denies Vetoing Presidential Endorsement: ‘The Editorial Board Chose to Stay Silent’
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong denied vetoing the editorial board's endorsement of Kamala Harris for president

LA Times Planned 'Case Against Trump' Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It | Exclusive
Alongside its endorsement of Kamala Harris, the Los Angeles Times editorial board had also planned a multi-part series against Donald Trump before it was quashed by owner Patrick Soon-Shiong.

Opinion | Twitter Has an Old Media Problem. Here’s a Solution. (Published 2016)
The company has become an indispensable news source for millions but as a business, it needs a white knight to swoop in.

LA Times Owner's Daughter Claims Harris Endorsement Was Axed Over Gaza - After He Claimed It Was About Neutrality
Nika Soon-Shiong throws gasoline onto the fire as the So-Cal paper remains mired in crisis over interference in editorial independence

The New York Times Responds to Criticism of Anti-Trans Bias by Silencing Its Own Reporters
The Times’s coverage reflects its commitment to a flawed version of objectivity that equates balance with accuracy.

Billionaires, Corporate Landlords, and AI Companies Are Seen As Among the Worst Actors in U.S. Society
Voters view billionaires, corporate landlords, payday loans, sports gambling, cryptocurrency, and AI companies as negatively impacting the U.S. economy and society.

LA Times opinion editor quits after billionaire owner kills endorsement
Mariel Garza, editorials editor at The Los Angeles Times, has resigned. The announcement comes after the paper's billionaire owner killed an endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.
The Powerful Density of Hypertextual Writing
The NY Times has had a difficult time covering the 2024 election in a clear, responsible manner. But I wanted to highlight this short opinion piece from the pap
Issue Ownership in Presidential Elections, with a 1980 Case Study | JSTOR
John R. Petrocik, Issue Ownership in Presidential Elections, with a 1980 Case Study, American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 40, No. 3, Aug., 1996
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Washington Post Has Lost 250K Subscribers, LA Times 18,000 Since Owners Axed Kamala Harris Endorsements
Patrick Soon-Shiong's controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times: 'Bias meter,' opinion upheaval and a call for growth

The LA Times’ Political Rating “AI” Is A Silly Joke Aimed At Validating Wealthy Media Ownership’s Inherent Bias

LA Times Flips Anti-RFK Jr. Op-Ed Into Pro-Kennedy Propaganda