LA Times union begs readers not to cancel the subscriptions that pay their salaries after blasting owner

The national representing employees of the Los Angeles Times implored readers not to cancel their subscriptions aft criticizing the proprietor for his relation successful the paper's arguable determination not to connection a statesmanlike endorsement this year.

Semafor archetypal reported the non-endorsement Tuesday, saying the determination came from the paper’s owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. L.A. Times editorials exertion Mariel Garza, who resigned the adjacent time implicit the issue, besides pinned the blasted connected the owner.

However, Soon-Shiong claimed connected X Wednesday that it was the Times editorial committee that chose not to connection an endorsement, not him, and helium had accepted their decision.

The guild that represents galore L.A. Times employees, aft criticizing institution leadership, asked readers not to wantonness the work that pays their salaries.

The L.A. Times appears to beryllium experiencing interior turmoil implicit the insubstantial not endorsing either statesmanlike candidate. 

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"We cognize galore loyal readers are angry, upset oregon confused, and immoderate are canceling their subscriptions. Before you deed the ‘cancel’ button: That subscription underwrites the salaries of hundreds of journalists successful our newsroom," the Los Angeles Times Guild Unit Council wrote successful a Thursday societal media post. "Our member-journalists enactment each time to support readers informed during these tumultuous times. A steadfast ideology is an informed democracy."

The guild’s connection went on, "We stay profoundly acrophobic astir The Times’ owner’s determination to artifact a planned endorsement, and his connection that unfairly shifts blasted onto editorial committee members. We are pressing for answers."

The unfastened missive concluded, "Meanwhile, our members proceed doing their jobs: covering metropolis hall, interviewing sources, investigating section corruption and putting retired a paper each day. We are arrogant of our members arsenic they bash this indispensable work."

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The connection came aft the guild posted a statement connected X Wednesday saying it was "deeply concerned" astir the proprietor allegedly blocking the Harris endorsement and "unfairly assigning blasted to Editorial Board members for his determination not to endorse."

Several users replied to the station saying they were canceling their Times subscriptions, seemingly prompting the guild to inquire readers not to, for the involvement of their salaries, the adjacent day.

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In her missive of resignation, Garza wrote she was "struggling" with the "implications" of the insubstantial staying soundless connected the statesmanlike race.

"It makes america look craven and hypocritical, possibly adjacent a spot sexist and racist. How could we walk 8 years railing against Trump and the information his enactment poses to the state and past neglect to endorse the perfectly decent Democrat challenger—who we antecedently endorsed for the US Senate?" she wrote.

She continued, "The non-endorsement undermines the integrity of the editorial committee and each azygous endorsement we make, down to schoolhouse committee races. People volition justifiably wonderment if each endorsement was a determination made by a radical of journalists aft extended probe and discussion, oregon done decree by the owner."

The L.A. Times editorial committee issued statesmanlike endorsements from the 1880s done 1972, lone returning to the signifier to endorse then-Sen. Obama successful 2008. Since then, they person exclusively endorsed Democratic statesmanlike candidates. 

It has besides been reported that Soon-Shiong, who bought that insubstantial successful 2018, antecedently overruled the editorial committee successful 2020 aft it had planned to endorse Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren successful the Democratic primary. It endorsed President Biden successful the general.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the L.A. Times for a statement.

Fox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.