LA Times owner Soon-Shiong WANTED A JOB under Trump running American healthcare. Washington Post owner Bezos wants to keep his $3.4 billion contract with NASA. Billionaires want Trump’s multitrillion dollar tax cuts. Planet-destroying oil execs want deregulation.

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Patrick Soon-Shiong: the billionaire LA Times owner who blocked Harris endorsement

Biotech tycoon’s decision to refuse to allow presidential endorsement led to resignations and subscribers’ revolt

^{Dan Milmo (The Guardian)}

It's important to stop thinking of major newspapers as "News Organizations"

They aren't.

They're Oligarch Marketing Departments.

They're funded the same way billionaires maintain Politician Bribery slushfunds.

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[The Wrap]: LA Times Planned ‘Case Against Trump’ Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It | Exclusive by Ross A. Lincoln

Patrick Soon-Shiong’s interference with the paper’s editorial freedom has sparked a crisis that includes canceled subscriptions and several high profile resignations

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LA Times Planned 'Case Against Trump' Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It | Exclusive - TheWrap

Patrick Soon-Shiong's interference with the paper's editorial freedom has sparked a crisis that includes canceled subscriptions and several high profile resignations

^{Ross A. Lincoln (TheWrap)}

When the LA Times' owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, killed its endorsement of Kamala Harris, he also quashed a multi-part series, tentatively called "The Case Against Trump," @TheWrap says. So far, three staffers — editorial writer Karin Klein, Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Green and editorials editor Mariel Garza have quit over the lack of endorsement, with Klein calling Soon-Shiong a "chickensh**." To date, the LA Times Guild is the only institution from the paper that has commented publicly. Here's more — free registration may be required to read the full article.

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LA Times Planned 'Case Against Trump' Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It | Exclusive - TheWrap

Patrick Soon-Shiong's interference with the paper's editorial freedom has sparked a crisis that includes canceled subscriptions and several high profile resignations

^{Ross A. Lincoln (TheWrap)}

It’s time to end the Los Angeles Times.

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