LA Times Editorials Editor Leaves Paper Over Editorial Dispute

Owner says editorial board refused to provide side-by-side Harris–Trump policy comparison; editor says she left after paper refused to endorse Harris.

The Los Angeles Times headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., on June 7, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

The editor for the Los Angeles Times editorial section resigned on Wednesday after the newspaper’s owner requested the editorial board to present a side-by-side, factual, and nonpartisan analysis of both presidential candidates.

Editorials editor Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review’s Sewell Chan in an interview that she quit because the newspaper was remaining silent on the presidential race.