It’s been an incredibly bad week for the mainstream media and we are so here for it.
First, it was the Los Angeles Times, whose staffers erupted in meltdowns over the decision made by its owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, not to endorse a presidential nominee in the 2024 election. It was an incredibly significant moment considering Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris is from California and had previously been endorsed by the Times during her Senate run.
LA Times editorial page editor Mariel Garza was especially indignant over the decision, resigning in disgust.
“It makes us look craven and hypocritical, maybe even a bit sexist and racist,” she wrote in her farewell letter to the paper. “How could we spend eight years railing against Trump and the danger his leadership poses to the country and then fail to endorse the perfectly decent Democrat…
