Journalists of the Los Angeles Times have launched a fiery rebellion against the 'red -pattern' owner of the publication, who recently announced voluntary buyouts to employees.
La Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, 72, is confronted with criticism from his award-winning publication after taking a swipe to his own staff employees who feel that they have worked vigorously to perform with little positive reinforcement, StatusNews reports.
The traditional left -wing publication, with headquarters in Los Angeles, has struggled commercially in recent years due to a decrease in readership as soon as the fighting of Shiong to influence employees to 'buy his vision to readers on both sides of the political spectrum.
Last year the Times cut about a fifth of his workforce – one of the worst days in the 142 -year history of the newspaper – because it received almost $ 40 million in income losses.
Soon-Shiong said that the loss of more than 100 employees was needed 'because the company loses $ 30 million to $ 40 million a year.
The 72-year-old Biotech millionaire has since tried to relocate the drowning publication by moving his political lean with more right-wing ideology.
An attempt to do this is expected that Soon-Shiong will roll out a 'bias meter' and has also directed the left-wing columnists of the newspaper, namely Robin Abacarian, Jackie Calmes and LZ Grandon, to their already Marginal output to reduce.
The boss also recently tapped conservative commentator Scott Jennings to serve in the editorial board of the newspaper.
La Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, 72, has launched a series of alarms in the award-winning publication in a desperate attempt to breathe new life into the wrestling news exit, but his efforts have also welcomed workers' efforts
The traditional left-wing publication, with headquarters in Los Angeles, has struggled commercially in recent years due to a decrease in readers because of the constant struggle of Soon-Shiong to allow staff to get the staff in his vision to readers on both sides providing readers to both parties of the political spectrum
Tensions hit a boiling point when the free press had an explosive interview with Soon-Shiong, where he said that 'dogma' and 'false assumptions' had saturated the outlet in recent years. He also accused employees of hiding their personal opinions as a fact.
Soon-Shiong revealed that he 'did not believe' that he had reporters in the staff who defend the point of view, there should be a wall between news and opinion.
The comments have inflamed anger among the journalists of the company, who have just reported tirelessly about the unprecedented nature fire report.
Such as an employee statusNews reporter Oliver Darcy told: 'People are disbelief. Patrick's public comments … were bad enough, but the buy -out offer – especially the timing, seen how tirelessly the newsroom has been working since the forest fires – felt at his best deaf and hateful in the worst case. '
The company's slack channel quickly ignited with comments that Snel-Shiong shoots for his behavior, according to reports obtained by StatusNews reporter Oliver Darcy.
“Wouldn't it be great if he even spoke with his newsroom once instead of throwing them away in countless other stores?” An employee wrote.
“His thrown away from the newsroom at a time when you have all done the most spectacular work is really something,” chimed in another.
“The entire interview is a bit breathtaking,” someone else added.
“Please, for the love of God and Otis Chandler, someone with real power pushed back,” a fourth employee argued.
La Times Opinion writer Robin Abcarian was asked to reduce her already marginal output in the award-winning publication as part of the shift of the company more to the center of the political spectrum. Shown: Robin Abcarian meets Patrick Soon-Shiong
Jackie Calmes, a long-term opinion columnist for De La Times receives the Gerald Ford Jounalism Award from former American vice-president Dick Cheney
While the opinion columnist LZ reduced Granderson's output, Soon-Shiong touched the conservative commentator Scott Jennings to compensate for the left-wing editorial council of the newspaper
In an e-mail sent to employees on Monday, the outlet voluntary buyouts announced to employees who have been to the newspaper for two years or more in the midst of changes to relocate the left-loving outlet to the middle.
The shocking e -mail Said that although the newspaper remains an essential source of news and information for our city, region, state and beyond, the economic landscape of the media industry remains extremely challenging. The difficult financial situation with which time is confronted requires that we remain diligent in managing costs. '
“By offering this voluntary buyout program, we want to offer those among you who may be interested in the flexibility to explore your options,” said the memo.
The company-wide buyout offers come after the billionar owner said last year that he was looking for a better 'balance' for the liberal editorial coverage of the newspaper.
Soon-Shion, who took over the newspaper for $ 500 million in 2018, had great hope for the historical publication when he bought it and claims that he has invested more than $ 1 billion since the purchase
Soon-Shiong also received a huge recoil after blocking his editorial board by publishing approval for the then-democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris.
Thousands of readers later canceled their subscriptions in protest and various members of the editorial council resigned.
Soon-Shion, who took over the newspaper in 2018 for $ 500 million, Had great hope for the historical publication when he bought it and claims that he has invested more than $ 1 billion since the purchase.
