Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong revealed Wednesday that he intends to implement a “bias meter” in January for the publication’s news and opinion coverage, sparking backlash from his staff the following day, The New York Times reported.
Soon-Shiong said he had grown concerned that the publication had become “an echo chamber and not a trusted source” during a Wednesday appearance on CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings’ “Flyover Country” podcast. In response, the L.A. Times Guild issued a Thursday statement criticizing Soon-Shiong for implying the journalists it represents are biased, with one of its columnists resigning the same day, according to the NYT. (RELATED: ‘The Panic Is So Outrageous’: Scott Jennings Takes On CNN Panelists Petrified By Thought Of Musk Buying MSNBC)
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