Los Angeles Times editorial boss resigns after billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong scraps Harris endorsement

NY Post ^ | 10/23/24 | David Propper

[Libloather]

The editorials editor for the Los Angeles Times stepped down Wednesday after the newspaper’s billionaire owner stopped the publication’s expected endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Mariel Garza is leaving her post at the Times because she wants “to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent” after biotech entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong scrapped the paper’s endorsement for president.

“In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up,” Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review she said.

“This is how I’m standing up.”

Last week, Soon-Shiong told the newspaper’s editorial board through the outlet’s editor that the LA Times would not endorse Harris or former President Donald Trump, which was first reported by Semafor.

A draft of a proposed editorial giving Harris the nod was even written by Garza before it was called off, the Columbia Journalism Review reported.

She told the journalistic-centric outlet she didn’t think the endorsement would change voters’ minds because the LA Times is a “very liberal paper” and most of its readers are Harris supporters.

[Libloather]

Horrible news. Tragic.

[cgbg]

It is a great day when lefties fall on their sword.

[Steely Tom]

Oh dear. Where will an anti-Trump news media person ever find a job?

[DesertRhino]

Did she stamp her feet and hold her breath? Libs are a hoot. LOL

[OKSooner]

Well... ‘bye.

[falcon99]

Mariel Garza thinks she is an honest person. Laughable. Their editorials push Leftist propaganda all the time. Good she is gone - no loss to honesty in news.

[falcon99]

Mariel Garza thinks she is an honest person. Laughable. Their editorials push Leftist propaganda all the time. Good she is gone - no loss to honesty in news.

[nickcarraway]

Why do papers even have to endorse now?

[sauropod]

Sux to be you Mariel. Eat excrement and expire.

[HYPOCRACY]

“You can’t fire me. I quit”!

[bray]

And you thought there was only bad news.

[DAC21]

Hey, Mariel Garza, good luck with your next job. Maybe the weekly Chino Champion is hiring for 30k a year, marxist plunt.

[Fungi]

" Mariel Garza is leaving her post at the Times because she wants “to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent” whores.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

[chief lee runamok]

She told the journalistic-centric outlet she didn’t think the endorsement would
change voters’ minds because the LA Times is a “very liberal paper” and most
of its readers are Harris supporters."

Basically admitting la times caters to readers of low information, propaganda
driven screed.

[KevinB]

At least she was honest enough to admit that LA Times is a liberal rag.

[dragnet2]

The new editorial boss trying to think of some way to blame Trump.

[SisterK]

LOL
Resigns usually means you cannot collect unemployment.
Maybe someone is looking to hire a turd.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up,” Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review she said. “This is how I’m standing up.”

But you only think you’re being honest when in fact you’re incredibly naive.

[Kudsman]

It’s all fun and games until a Marxist can’t be biased. Make journalism great again.