LA Times’ Changing Headlines

What’s with the LA Times? When we flagged Professor Saree Makdisi’s recent commentary, the original headline read:

Why does The Times recognize Israel’s ‘right to exist’?

Probably because of pressure from HR readers, the headline now reads:

In the war of words, The Times is Israel’s ally

That’s quite a difference from the original headline, which still appears on Yahoo News‘ Mideast feed: