Stephens wrote to colleagues Thursday about his piece on Donald McNeil Jr
He told those wondering why it wasn t in the paper AG Sulzberger spiked it
The Times had initially allowed McNeil Jr. to keep his job after complaints he used the racial slur during a company funded school trip to Peru in 2019
But McNeil Jr. was forced out after 150 Times employees signed a letter saying they were deeply disturbed by the paper s handling of the incident
Management then said: We do not tolerate racist language regardless of intent
Stephens had planned to question those comments in his column Do any of us want to live in a world, or work in a field, where intent is categorically ruled out as a mitigating factor? I hope not, he wrote
The beleaguered New York Times continues to be plagued by internal issues and chaos as Gray Lady editors refused to publish a column by conservative columnist Bret Stephens, who intended to criticize the paper’s leadership.
The "resignation" of star New York Times science writer Donald McNeil Jr. has sparked a furious back-and-forth among Times staffers, many of whom are outraged over the Grey Lady’s handling of his departure.
‘This Is Not the NYT I Know’: Staffers Fight over Paper Forcing Out Longtime Reporter
Staff members at the
New York Times are reportedly clashing after its longtime reporter Donald McNeil Jr. was forced to resign last week for using “racist language” in 2019.
In posts to a private Facebook group, the Washington Free Beacon reportedly discovered
Times staffers heatedly arguing about whether the ousting of McNeil, a science reporter who had been at the paper for 45 years, was justified.
“What ever happened to the notion of worker solidarity … to giving a fellow worker the benefit of the doubt?” asked Steven Greenhouse, who worked as a labor reporter at the
McNeil Jr. was ousted following complaints he used the N-Word on a 2019 school trip in Peru
Former Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse hit out at those far more willing to sympathize with these privileged 15- and 16-year-olds than with a colleague
Times crossword columnist Deb Amlen said: Why is it the focus almost always on ruining the perpetrator s life, and not those who were harmed by [his actions]
It was first reported last week that multiple students and parents had lodged complaints against McNeil Jr. back in 2019 after he allegedly used the N-word
Top bosses told staff we do not tolerate racist language regardless of intent