In April 2007 , the '' Los Angeles Times '' Managing Editor Douglas Frantz blocked a story on the Armenian Genocide written by Mark Arax , allegedly citing the fact Arax was of Armenian descent and therefore had a biased opinion on the subject . Arax , who has published similar articles before , has lodged a discrimination complaint and threatened a federal lawsuit . Frantz , who did not cite any specific factual errors in the article , is accused of having a bias obtained while being stationed in Istanbul , Turkey . Harut Sassounian , an Armenian community leader , accused Frantz of having expressed support for denial of the Armenian Genocide and has stated he personally believed that Armenians rebelled against the Ottoman Empire , an argument commonly used to justify the killings . Frantz resigned from the paper not long afterward , possibly due to the mounting requests for his dismissal from the Armenian community
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
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