Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong detailed his plan to move his publication towards sharing “the views of all” in an appearance on Fox News on Thursday night.
The owner and billionaire biotech entrepreneur expressed the view on Fox News @ Night that the Times, which he purchased in 2018, had not recently demarcated which stories were news and which were opinion. “We’ve conflated news and opinion,” Soon-Shiong said in the appearance. “So, the first thing I want to do is ensure that we explicit say ‘This is news.’ And if it’s news, it should just be the facts, period. And if it’s an opinion, that’s maybe an opinion of the news and that’s what I call now a ‘voice.'”
He added, “We want voices from all sides to be heard.”
During the segment, senior national correspondent William La Jeunesse argued that “the paper has really...
The owner and billionaire biotech entrepreneur expressed the view on Fox News @ Night that the Times, which he purchased in 2018, had not recently demarcated which stories were news and which were opinion. “We’ve conflated news and opinion,” Soon-Shiong said in the appearance. “So, the first thing I want to do is ensure that we explicit say ‘This is news.’ And if it’s news, it should just be the facts, period. And if it’s an opinion, that’s maybe an opinion of the news and that’s what I call now a ‘voice.'”
He added, “We want voices from all sides to be heard.”
During the segment, senior national correspondent William La Jeunesse argued that “the paper has really...
- 11/15/2024
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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