Mediagazer: Sources: the LAT now has to send Patrick Soon-Shiong opinion story headlines ahead of publication for review, after carrying a Elon Musk headline he didn't like (Oliver Darcy/Status)

1:20 PM ET, December 5, 2024

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Oliver Darcy / Status:

Sources: the LAT now has to send Patrick Soon-Shiong opinion story headlines ahead of publication for review, after carrying a Elon Musk headline he didn't like — Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are “confused,” “offended,” and “frustrated.”

JD Knapp / The Wrap:

On Scott Jennings' podcast, Patrick Soon-Shiong said he plans to add an AI-powered “bias meter” to LAT stories and hopes to roll it out as soon as January 2025 — “The reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story,” Patrick Soon-Shiong tells Scott Jennings

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