Latest problem at the Los Angeles Times

[garrow]

Dr. Drew's gone off the reservation? My late teens/early 20-something self weeps a bit. Loveline was always fantastic watching/listening.

I tuned in for Diane Farr.

 

[TigerVols]

Patrick Soon-Shiong is treating his newspaper like a toy, and that's the problem, because it's not a toy. It's an entity with an important role in society, whose job it is to inform, as best it can and in every way possible -- not only the way the rich owner who has never been a journalist thinks it should be done.

He has a basic lack of respect and understanding of the job, for reporters, and how they should, and usually do, attempt to do their work.

I'm afraid your characterization of the current state of affairs for all media is woefully outdated. The media's sole job today is to support the efforts of their billionaire owners. Full stop. The sooner we understand this, the sooner we cancel all subscriptions and stop viewing their "newscasts," the sooner we can start putting an end to the kleptocracy.

 

[Songbird]

Patrick Soon-Shiong is the Bob Jelenic of the West.

 

[HanSenSE]

Wow. Major league loss (pun intended).

 

[ChrisLong]

Wow. Major league loss (pun intended).

DiGi and I are not fast friends, but we've been acquaintances forever. He's always a great guy to be around, considering our parallel careers. If you see this, DiGi, congrats to you and enjoy retirement. I highly recommend it.

 

[MileHigh]

That's a blow to the LAT. DiGi is darn good. Great career. Enjoy retirement.

 

[garrow]

His piece argued that Anaheim, the city he grew up in, should not forget its KKK past.

The AI "well, actually"-ed the KKK.


https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/t...ion-pieces-and-guess-what-there-are-problems/

 

[dixiehack]

Remember when this was funny because everyone understood there was no way it could come true?

 

[swingline]

The leopard ate my face. I never saw it coming.