Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash

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Source: New York Times

Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash

By SYDNEY EMBER and BROOKS BARNES NOV. 7, 2017

Amid a growing backlash, the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday reversed its decision to bar The Los Angeles Times from press screenings of its movies following an investigation by the newspaper into the media giant’s business dealings in Anaheim.

“We’ve had productive discussions with the newly installed leadership at The Los Angeles Times regarding our specific concerns, and as a result, we’ve agreed to restore access to advance screenings for their film critics,” Disney said in a statement.

Disney’s change of course came after a number of news outlets, including The New York Times and the A.V. Club, said they were boycotting advance screenings of Disney films in solidarity.

The company also faced pressure from several high-profile Hollywood figures, including Ava DuVernay, who directed “A Wrinkle in Time,” which is to be released by Disney on March 9.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/business/disney-la-times.html

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1. I am both excited and extremely anxious abut "A Wrinkle in Time."

It was one of my first chapter books as a child, far and away my very favorite.

I so identified with Meg.