Los Angeles Times editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

The editorials editor of nan Los Angeles Times has resigned aft nan newspaper's proprietor blocked nan editorial board's plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a publicity waste and acquisition publication reported Wednesday.

Mariel Garza told nan Columbia Journalism Review successful an question and reply that she resigned because nan Times was remaining silent connected nan title successful "dangerous times."

"I americium resigning because I want to make it clear that I americium not OK pinch america being silent," Garza said. "In vulnerable times, honorable group request to guidelines up. This is really I'm opinionated up."

In a station connected nan societal media level X that did not straight mention nan resignation, LA Times proprietor Patrick Soon-Shiong said nan committee was asked to do a actual study of nan policies of Harris and Republican erstwhile President Donald Trump during their clip astatine nan White House.

Additionally, "The committee was asked to supply (its) knowing of nan policies and plans enunciated by nan candidates during this run and its imaginable effect connected nan federation successful nan adjacent 4 years," he wrote. "In this way, pinch this clear and non-partisan accusation side-by-side, our readers could determine who would beryllium worthy of being president for nan adjacent 4 years."

Soon-Shiong, who bought nan insubstantial successful 2018, said nan committee "chose to stay silent and I accepted their decision."

Garza told nan Columbia Journalism Review that nan committee had intended to endorse Harris and she had drafted nan outline of a projected editorial.

A LA Times spokesperson did not instantly respond to an email requesting comment.

The LA Times Guild Unit Council & Bargaining Committee said it was "deeply concerned astir our owner's determination to artifact a planned endorsement successful nan statesmanlike race."

"We are moreover much concerned that he is now unfairly assigning blasted to Editorial Board members for his determination not to endorse," nan guild said successful a statement. "We are still pressing for answers from newsroom guidance connected behalf of our members."

Trump's run jumped connected Garza's departure, saying nan state's largest newspaper had declined to endorse nan Democratic summons aft backing Harris successful her erstwhile races for U.S. Senate and authorities lawyer general.

Her exit comes astir 10 months aft then-Executive Editor Kevin Merida near nan insubstantial successful what was called a "mutually agreed" upon departure. At nan time, nan news statement said it had fallen good short of its integer subscriber goals and needed a gross boost to prolong nan newsroom and its integer operations.

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