“I wouldn’t trust that newspaper”: Author accuses Los Angeles Times of “distorting” RFK Jr. critique

Mamluk billionaire Los Angeles Times He was accused of making major changes on the body and the opening address of the American health care system without informing the author, which turns into what was supposed to be a criticism to almost influential Robert F. Kennedy Junior.

The scientist of anthropology and social psychologist Eric Renhart, titled “RFK JR’s Wrecking Ball”, was formulated when it was published. “When it was published WednesdayNote that the title has changed. The new version? “Trump’s healthcare care can be disrupted – if the real repair is paid.”

Besides the main title disk, the editors cut a lot of Renahart’s framing, which was criticizing Kennedy, including his concern that Kennedy, “through his side ignorance of scientific evidence, seeks to use the same law to cause the death that can be prevented on these millions,” For each of him The initial draft of the piece.

The final version of the Reinhart piece is opened with a Kennedy image. After its publication, the owner of the Times, Patrick soon XiongShare it On x As if it was support, put a Kennedy brand and comment on the prospects for healthcare repair: “It is our best opportunity to do this. “

Speaking to a salon, Renhardt said he had asked the paper to change the title but he had not heard.

In a salon statement, the Times spokeswoman Hillary Manning suggested that adjustments to the Ranhart piece were not external.

“Our editors are working with shareholders in the two articles in editing the pieces for length, clarity and accuracy, among other things. Opening articles are not published, as edited, without the author’s permission. This includes written by Eric Rinhart,” Manning said.

But Rinhart denies ever to agree to what was published in the end. Renhart pointed out that it is not unusual for the editors to make amendments or major changes to a piece without the authors’ observations, but changing the meaning of the application goes beyond the typical editing.

“You trust in this process that the editors you are working with will not spoil you, and that they will do their best to be loyal to the main arguments in your article,” he said to the Salon newspaper. “You do not make discounts at the last minute, without the author’s explicit approval, which will change the basic interpretation.”

Rewattart admitted that he implicitly gave the editors to make amendments, but the response to the Times statement, said that he “expected the basic journalistic integrity in that process that will not open a wide door to discredit what the editors know well to be intended to be the arguments and effects regarding the urgent political issue of the day: RFK nomination JR.

In his case, Rinhart believes that the final piece, along with Kennedy’s image with her, could harm her as support for anti -vaccine activist and his attempt to lead the Ministry of Health and Humanitarian Services.

“I wanted to make it clear, if this is running during RFK listening sessions, I do not support RFK at all. Renharret told Salon:

Soon Siong I intervened to kill the support of the editorial board Vice President Kamala Harris before the November elections. But Reinhardt argued that the changes in his article are a more terrible insult to press standards.

“If someone kills my article at the last minute because of his political ideology, this is frustrating … but I can live with that,” Renhart said. “But someone distorts or encourages the masses to present your writing in a distorted way in a way that contradicts the clear intention to present you, this is a completely different issue.”

Soon-SHIONG itself has pushed for changes, but Ranhart said that his effect on the post is the reason for interest in both cases.

“One of the symptoms of an increasing problem through the American media scene is increasingly controlled by people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, The interests of other companies and billionaires who are Don’t be ashamed to use their strength He said for treatment: “And their wealth to address public discourse.”

Reinhardt said that the advice to other writers is to consider conflicting interests in the publication – and the erosion of editorial independence – before promotion.

He said: “If you are an independent writer, or a writer of any kind, and you are working with Los Angeles Times about something in which their owner knows firm interests, you will not trust in that newspaper.”