Protesters warn sale would turn newspaper into right-wing mouthpiece.
from The Guardian
"Unions, activists and artists held a rally on Tuesday, to protest the possible sale of the Los Angeles Times to the Koch brothers, warning that such a sale would turn one of the US's great newspapers into a right-wing mouthpiece.
"Hundreds gathered outside the downtown Los Angeles office of Oaktree Capital Management, the largest shareholder in Tribune Co, which owns the LA Times, to deter it from making such a deal. Some carried signs saying 'No Koch Hate in LA'.
"'The idea that the LA Times could be taken over by right-wing radical extremists just boggles the mind,' said Glen Arnodo, staff director of the LA County Federation of Labor, as protesters prepared to picket. 'It's impossible to believe with their brand of extremism that there would be any objectivity whatsoever.' …"
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