‘LA Times’ Editor Resigns After Newspaper Withholds Presidential Endorsement: NPR

Los Angeles – Editor-in-Chief Los Angeles Times Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris resigned after the magazine’s owner blocked plans by its editorial board to endorse a presidential run, a magazine trade publication reported Wednesday.

Mariel Garza said Columbia Journalism Review Because he resigned in an interview times In “dangerous times” the match was calm.

Los Angeles Times Editor of the editorial Mariel Garza poses for a portrait in 2022.

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“I’m resigning because I want to make it clear that I’m not okay with us being silent,” Garza said. “In perilous times, the upright must stand up. This is how I stand up.”

In a post on social media platform X, which did not directly mention the resignation, LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the board was asked to do a factual analysis of Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump’s policies during their time in the White House.

Additionally, “the board was asked to provide (its) understanding of the policies and programs announced by the candidates during this campaign and their potential effects on the nation over the next four years,” he wrote. And unbiased information aside, our readers can decide who deserves to be president for the next four years.

Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the Los Angeles Times, poses for a photo on April 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

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Soon-Shiong, who bought the paper in 2018, said the board “chose to remain silent and I accept their decision”.

Garza said Columbia Journalism Review The board said it wanted to approve Harris, and he drew up an outline of the proposed editorial.

A LA Times A spokesperson did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

The LA Times Guild Unit Council & Bargaining Committee said it was “deeply concerned about our franchise’s decision to block a planned endorsement in the presidential race.”

“He now unfairly blames members of the editorial board for his decision not to support him,” the guild said in a statement.

Trump’s campaign jumped on Garza’s departure, saying the state’s largest newspaper refused to back the Democratic ticket after supporting Harris in his previous races for the U.S. Senate and state attorney general.

He left the magazine about 10 months after it was “mutually agreed” upon the departure of then-executive editor Kevin Merida. At the time, the news agency said it had fallen far short of its digital subscriber goals and needed to increase revenue to sustain the newsroom and its digital operations.