LAT owner wants opposing views on opinion pieces critical of Trump

[edbermac]

Owner of the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Soon-Shiong "has instituted a new policy that prohibits editorials containing criticism of the president-elect unless they are presented side-by-side with another opinion piece representing the 'opposing view.’" https://www.status.news/p/patrick-soon-shiong-los-angeles-times-donald-trump-fcad (paywall likely)

https://bsky.app/profile/jayrosen.bsky.social/post/3ldiz37n2oc2l

The next time someone posts an opinion piece of Trump’s sexual assault on E Jean Carroll, I cannot wait to hear the opposing view.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

1. "Fairness Doctrine" in the service of fascism.

Fuck this guy, and his shit-rag paper.

[CousinIT]

2. Did he want the same for Biden and Democrats? NOPE. n/t

[Initech]

3. Yay, an excuse to cancel my subscription!

Fuck you, Patrick Soon-Shoing. I don't care how many "positive opinions" of the fucking asshole there are, I will refuse to read every single one of them, and I will tell you where you can go shove them!