Los Angeles Times Publishes Dog Bite Investigation Patrick Soon-Shiong Interfered With

The billionaire owner’s editorial meddling led to the departure of executive editor Kevin Merida in January

LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong
L.A. Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong in 2016 (Credit: Darren McCollester/Getty Images for NantHealth, Inc.)

The Los Angeles Times published a long-awaited investigative piece about a lawsuit relating to a dog bite and involving a friend of the newspaper’s owner Patrick Soon-Shiong.

The billionaire entrepreneur and owner interfered with the original report and demanded oversight of its publication, leading to the departure of executive editor Kevin Merida. 

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