After vigorous and critical coverage of the newspaper’s fresh owner,the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s editor announced on Tuesday night that he is to resign“Precisely the improper person to own this or any newspaper,” a columnist wrote. “Newspaper owners aren’t supposed to interfere with news content, or ” an editorial promised. Since Republican megadonor and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson confirmed that he was the fresh owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal last week,journalists and readers alike gain fretted that the conservative billionaire might impose a political and business agenda on the newsroom.
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Source: theguardian.com