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LA Occasions accused by author of ‘distorting’ an op-ed – in a means that aligns with proprietor’s pro-RFK views

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Editorial Board Published January 31, 2025
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LA Occasions accused by author of ‘distorting’ an op-ed – in a means that aligns with proprietor’s pro-RFK views

A author who not too long ago revealed an opinion column within the Los Angeles Occasions that warned of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s affirmation as Well being and Human Companies Secretary says the paper gave the piece a deceptive headline and omitted parts of his argument so as to promote Kennedy.

The paper’s billionaire proprietor, Patrick Quickly-Shiong, posted the piece on social media, which was headlined “Trump’s healthcare disruption could pay off — if he pushes real reform.” Quickly-Shiong added his personal commentary as a part of a string of pro-Kennedy posts, saying the president’s choose “is our best chance of doing so.”

The writer of the piece, Eric Reinhart, stated in an interview with POLITICO that he was advocating for a “populist” method to well being care — however clearly not arguing for Kennedy’s affirmation. He added that late adjustments to the piece — specifically the selection of headline and picture, which he stated he didn’t see or approve previous to publication — occurred “in such a way that it distorts and changes the intended meaning” of his story.

“My suggested title, which reflects the content I expected to go to press, was ‘RFK Jr’s Wrecking Ball Won’t Fix Public Health,’” Reinhart wrote on X, in response to Quickly-Shiong. “A vote for RFK Jr. is a vote for nothing but chaos, the opposite of the essential public-systems building I argue for in the OpEd, and mass death.”

In a press release, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Occasions pushed again on Reinhart’s assertion that he didn’t approve of the piece earlier than it was revealed.

“Our editors in Opinion work with op-ed contributors to edit pieces for length, clarity and accuracy, among other things,” vice chairman of communications Hillary Manning stated in a press release. “No op-ed pieces are published, as edited, without the permission of the author. That includes the op-ed written by Eric Reinhart.”

Reinhart, a political anthropologist who can also be a psychoanalytic clinician and social psychiatrist and has written for quite a few different media organizations, stated that he’s very conversant in the publishing course of and understands that an editor has last say on what goes to print and in the end controls the headline and picture.

Among the adjustments to the piece, which he stated included cuts to parts wherein he made clear Kennedy was the unsuitable selection to steer HHS, would have been high quality with him if the piece ran along with his advised headline.

However as a substitute, left with a headline that was extra ambiguous and a photograph of Kennedy at his affirmation listening to, Reinhart feels “quite concerned that this was actually a deliberate manipulation.”

These adjustments, Reinhart stated, left open the chance that he was really endorsing Kennedy slightly than warning of the menace he poses whereas calling for a brand new public well being care mannequin within the U.S.

“What makes it concerning to me is the background of the owner’s politics and known record of interference and editorial processes of the newspaper,” Reinhart stated, referencing Quickly-Shiong’s current interventions in editorial decision-making. Stress has been constructing amongst staffers over his possession of the paper for years.

Quickly-Shiong on Tuesday gave his complete help to Kennedy, saying on X, “I truly believe he has the American public’s best interests at heart.”

“I have worried about toxins and the cause of cancer my entire career,” he added. “As a physician scientist I really hope he is confirmed tomorrow.”

Reinhart made clear that he believed no contracts or agreements had been violated by the processes of his op-ed, however stated your entire state of affairs was “not consistent with the spirit of editing” given the proximity of the publishing time to Kennedy’s listening to.

“The depressing public health issue that was unfolding just as the op-ed was published,” he stated, “which is, ‘are we or are we not going to confirm RFK Jr. for this incredibly important position for which he is massively and dangerously under qualified?’”

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