Daughter of Los Angeles Times owner says Harris endorsement was blocked over Gaza war support

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Source: CNN Business

Published 7:37 PM EDT, Sat October 26, 2024


New York CNN — The daughter of Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong suggested on Saturday that herfather’s decision to block the newspaper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris was made over Harris’ support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Nika Soon-Shiong, a 31-year-old activist who has no official role at the newspaper but has previously been accused of meddling in its coverage, told The New York Times that she and her father made the decision not to endorse Harris.

“Our family made the joint decision not to endorse a Presidential candidate. This was the first and only time I have been involved in the process,” she said. “As a citizen of a country openly financing genocide, and as a family that experienced South African Apartheid, the endorsement was an opportunity to repudiate justifications for the widespread targeting of journalists and ongoing war on children.”

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire doctor who purchased the Los Angeles Times in 2018 for $500 million, later refuted her comments, saying that she was not involved in the decision.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/26/media/los-angeles-times-endorsement-nika-soon-shiong/index.html

[RandySF]

1. Sure, I believe her.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

7. You didn't even need the sarcasm emoji, did you?

[JoseBalow]

2. Sounds like bullshit. What does the actual owner have to say?

[LauraInLA]

12. He posted on his Twitter account that she doesn't speak for him or the paper.

They’re both kooks, twisted in opposite directions.

[JoseBalow]

13. Ah. And did he explain his reasoning then?

[LauraInLA]

14. He'd already given the stupid both-sides excuse on Twitter, before she made her statement. Then he

returned to Twitter to disavow her. I think they’re both despicable.

[William Seger]

3. Why are they ever reporting this if Patrick Soon-Shiong says it isn't true?

They couldn't miss an opportunity to ding Harris just because it was BS.

[Think. Again.]

4. Why is this being published or shared...

It's not true:

"Nika Soon-Shiong, a 31-year-old activist who has no official role at the newspaper but has previously been accused of meddling in its coverage, told The New York Times that she and her father made the decision not to endorse Harris.....
....Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire doctor who purchased the Los Angeles Times in 2018 for $500 million, later refuted her comments, saying that she was not involved in the decision."

The only reason anyone would write or share this article would be to spread the negative Harris/Gaza narrative and attempt to smear Harris with negative messaging.

[William Seger]

9. Yep, what kind of journalist writes three paragraphs about ANYTHING...

... then, in the fourth paragraph, reveals that it's bullshit?

Answer: A journalist with an agenda.

[RockRaven]

5. So incoherent it can only be interpreted as a lie.

Who the fuck do you think Harris is running against, William Penn or Eugene Debs?

It is a binary choice, Harris or TCF -- and TCF is a genocidal psycho by comparison. It isn't even close.

Why people feel the need to tell dumb lies when they can just keep their fucking mouths shut is beyond me.

[wolfie001]

6. "Do what ever you want Nut-And-Yahoo"

That's dump's Mid-East policy. This woman is lying her ass off to cover for her stupid father who's generated a mountain of outrage. What a cowardly, greedy family. Sickening!

[SpankMe]

8. Well, this is bullshit

But, even if it was true, you endorse Harris anyway, but with an intelligent passage about your misgivings over her Israel/Palestine policy. That way, you get the best of both worlds - the expression of your pro-Palestinian viewpoint, and a bold statement in opposition of a fascist, totalitarian asshole who has - and will continue to - betray America.

My theory:

1. Fear of retribution from Trump.
2. Patrick Soon-Shiong is a friend of Musk's and was "persuaded".

[HagathaCrispy]

10. Nika Soo-Schlong is an idiot

Nr

[Geechie]

11. New Headline: "CNN relays bullshit claim

so they can throw more covert shade at Harris.”

There, fixed it for em.

[BaronChocula]

15. Bullshit. If that was the case the paper would have

made a statement of no endorsement and outlined the reasons why. But that's not what they did.

[Emile]

16. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking.

This is a duplicate of the same news story posted earlier.
DUPE of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143329087