Other journalists and members of the press also sounded off about the news on Twitter.
This is weak as fuck UNC. Absolutely spineless. But these are the entities that come running to the conversation about how to be good allies. https://t.co/tLuFB68wxf— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 19, 2021
Telling the truth about racism always inspires backlash. This absurd decision speaks to the profound power of Nikole’s work. https://t.co/k9yZvNPpQO— John Eligon (@jeligon) May 19, 2021
it's hard to see UNC's decision to deny tenure to Nikole Hannah Jones as anything other than an attack on press freedom -- she is being penalized for producing journalism that powerful people do not like and have worked for years to silence.— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) May 19, 2021