Friday, May 14, 2010

L.A.Times Embarrassed

The Los Angeles Times wanted to see how its readers felt about the Los Angeles City Council's vote to boycott Arizona in response to Arizona's anti-illegal immigration law. If you go here to see the poll you can only find the results after you vote. So vote, and see the results.

What I saw after I voted was that almost 92% of those responding checked the choice "No. The city should mind its own business." It is very clear that this response isn't in line with the editorial policy of the Times, which supports the City Council. The Times is downplaying the poll results.

My conclusion: the L.A.Times must have a very small Hispanic readership in a community with a very large Hispanic population. Advertisers won't be very pleased about that.