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Status / Oliver Darcy / Mar 14, 2025
“Some staffers at The Times harbor suspicions that Soon-Shiong is deliberately trying to build separate entities, like LA Times Studios, to shake himself free of traditional journalistic procedures, which he may find to be a nuisance. By doing so, he can leverage The Times’ brand and do what he wants with it, all without facing editorial headwinds from journalists who would, perhaps, not be comfortable reading an advertisement for one of his pharmaceutical companies as a news story.”
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