{"id":2374587,"date":"2024-11-29T22:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T03:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-joins-los-angeles-times-editorial-board-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T22:07:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T03:07:31","slug":"scott-jennings-joins-los-angeles-times-editorial-board-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-joins-los-angeles-times-editorial-board-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings joins Los Angeles Times editorial board &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscott-jennings-joins-los-angeles-times-editorial-board-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Conservative political analyst \u200dScott Jennings has announced his appointment to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocker-amazons-a-hypocrite-on-mail-in-ballots\/\" title=\"Shocker\u2013Amazon\u2019s a Hypocrite on Mail-in Ballots\">editorial board<\/a> of the Los Angeles\u2064 Times, a move aimed at enhancing\u2062 the paper&#8217;s balance in its \u2062editorial \u2063perspective. Jennings, who has contributed to the Times since 2019 and is \u200bknown as a pro-Trump\u2063 commentator on CNN, expressed \u200dhis\u200b gratitude for the opportunity in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/final-straw-hollywood-reporter-sources-say-disney-wanted-to-fire-carano-in-november\/\" title=\"\u2018Final Straw\u2019: Hollywood Reporter Sources Say Disney Wanted To Fire Carano In November\">recent social media post<\/a>. \u2062He elaborated on his intention to provide commentary that reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">conservative values<\/a>, while emphasizing the importance of\u2063 representing perspectives that he feels are often overlooked or criticized by mainstream media. This \u2063strategic \u2063decision aligns with \u2064the new direction set by the Times&#8217; owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who is committed to restructuring the outlet to ensure clearer\u2064 distinctions between reporting and editorial\u200b opinion, thus fostering a broader range of viewpoints within the publication.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings joins Los Angeles Times editorial board<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1868748\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> political commentator Scott Jennings confirmed through a post on social media Friday that he is joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> <\/a>editorial board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The move comes as the newspaper&rsquo;s owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, vowed to do a complete overhaul of the outlet ensuring that a clear distinction exists between reporting and editorials.&nbsp;Jennings became a contributing columnist for the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> in 2019. He joined CNN as a contributor in 2017 and was an aide to former President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve written columns for the paper over the last few years and was honored to do so under such a storied and important masthead,&rdquo; Jennings wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1862598518067913035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1862598518067913035%7Ctwgr%5E9bd696d7aa94b084c37dc715bdf9b07b39b3a434%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fconservative-commentator-scott-jennings-joins-la-times-editorial-board-amid-paper-shake-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X<\/a>. &ldquo;I love newspapers and believe in strong journalism and strong opinion pages that represent a wide array of views.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jennings continued, &ldquo;I approach my commentary jobs by starting with the truth and then providing my honest opinion based on my conservative values and experience. I think Dr Soon-Shiong is doing something important and groundbreaking and am honored he asked me to play a role in that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Jennings wrote he plans to represent &ldquo;those Americans who believe they are often ignored or even ridiculed in legacy media,&rdquo; and applauded Soon-Shiong&rsquo;s move to &ldquo;bring balance to the editorial board.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jennings posted his announcement as a reply to a previous post by Soon-Shiong on Tuesday in which he floated the idea of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">conservative commentator joining<\/a> the newspaper&rsquo;s editorial board.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I want Scott on our new editorial board!!!,&rdquo; Soon-Shiong wrote. &ldquo;Growing the board with experts who have thoughtful balanced views and new candidates are accepting the challenge to join us! Way to go Scott and thanks for accepting <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/latimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@latimes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottJenningsKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@ScottJenningsKY<\/a> Stay tuned we are making this happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Soon-Shiong said on Fox News that he wanted the paper to include diverse points of view.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it&rsquo;s news, it should just be the facts, period,&rdquo; Soon-Shiong said. &ldquo;And if it&rsquo;s an opinion, that&rsquo;s maybe an opinion of the news, and that&rsquo;s what I call now a voice. And so, we want voices from all sides to be heard, and we want the news to be just the facts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> was one of several prominent papers that did not endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 race. 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