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    CNN’s Scott Jennings Gets MAJOR Role At Top Outlet

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    Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, is learning a critical lesson from watching President-elect Donald Trump take a massive victory out of the clutches of Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this month. That lesson? There’s more than just the liberal perspective in modern-day American politics. In fact, people often don’t fit into a neat, perfect mold when it comes to their values and ideas. However, a good section of the country is conservative, a subset of the population largely ignored by the mainstream media, much to their own peril.

    One of the big moves that Soon-Shiong has made in light of the victory is doing an overhaul on the editorial board of the LA Times so that it contains a variety of political ideologies. He’s made that clear by hiring CNN commentator Scott Jennings, a Republican. Jennings took to social media earlier this week to announce his acceptance of the position.

    “It’s true—I’ve accepted Dr. Soon-Shiong’s invitation to join the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times,” Jennings went on to say in a post published on X. “I’ve written columns for the paper over the last few years and was honored to do so under such a storied and important masthead. I love newspapers and believe in strong journalism and strong opinion pages that represent a wide array of views.”

    “I plan to represent those Americans who believe they are often ignored or even ridiculed in legacy media and applaud Dr. Soon-Shiong’s move to bring balance to the editorial board,” he said, going on to assure CNN viewers they would still see him popping up on the network.

    “Jennings, a familiar face on CNN and a respected columnist, has been a strong advocate for ensuring conservative viewpoints are given a fair hearing in media spaces often seen as liberal-leaning. His inclusion on the editorial board aligns with Soon-Shiong’s vision of creating a platform that reflects a broader spectrum of American views,” Trending Politics News reported.

    The Los Angeles Times’ decision to bring Jennings aboard marks an effort to address long-standing critiques about bias in media. Soon-Shiong, the billionaire biotech investor, acquired the Times in June 2018. Under his ownership, the newspaper has experienced notable editorial shifts, particularly concerning political endorsements and the inclusion of diverse viewpoints.

    Jennings coming on board with the LA Times comes not long after the paper opted not to offer an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Can you blame them? Nobody wants to back a loser, and it seemed pretty clear from the get-go that Harris was going to come up way, way short against Trump. She was completely and totally out of touch with reality and the plight of the American people which she, along with her boss, brought down on the American public with their horrifically bad economic policies.

    What Soon-Shiong realized is that there is more than one perspective in this country politically speaking. People are complex, and so are their views on the issues. Conservatives have every right to add their voices and beliefs to the mix, to take to the marketplace of ideas and let their beliefs compete against one another and see which is true, right, and good.

    The real question is whether or not CNN and MSNBC will take a similar route. Not under their current leadership, that much I think is sure.

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