While we're all wondering if a Trump presidency might mean an end to press freedom and an embrace of Fascism in the United States we're seeing more and more overt signs that it's already here. Source: The Wrap The Los Angeles Times has lost two more longtime editorial writers, the latest in a growing exodus to protest owner Patrick Soon-Shiong’s interference with the paper’s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris, TheWrap can exclusively report. On Thursday, editorial writer Karin Klein, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Greene both quit; their exits come just one day after Editorial Editor Mariel Garza, who resigned in protest on Wednesday. Greene has not yet spoken publicly about his exit, but in a statement posted to a private forum that was subsequently shared with TheWrap, Klein laid her reasons for quitting. Channeling Harris’ campaign slogan “we’re not going back,” Klein called Soon-Shiong a “chickens—” who threw the editorial team “under the bus,” and argued, essentially, that the decision to stop the endorsement was itself an endorsement of sorts for Harris’ opponent, Donald Trump.read more

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    Staffers at the Los Angeles Times say that the newspaper’s billionaire owner is demanding that the editorial board “take a break from writing about” President-elect Donald Trump, according to a report ...
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    He blocked our voice. He can force his decisions down everyone's throats, but at least OWN it," she added. Read Klein's whole statement below: "I gave notice at the LA Times today because of the ...
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