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Top New York Times reporter resigns and apologizes for extraordinarily bad judgement over his use of the N-word after his Pulitzer Prize-winning colleague Nikole Hannah-Jones threatened to launch her own investigation into him Donald McNeil Jr. announced he was standing down from the paper after 45 years in a letter to staff Friday following the incident coming to light last week He said he originally thought the context in which I used this ugly word could be defended but now realized it cannot Top bosses had previously said he should be given another chance saying McNeil hadn t used the word with malicious or hateful intent ....
More than 150 New York Times staffers write letter to bosses revealing new allegations of bias against people of color by top reporter who used the N-word and said white privilege does not exist as they demand fresh investigation Three top bosses - Executive Editor Dean Baquet, Publisher A.G. Sulzberger and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien - sent an email to staff Wednesday night The execs were forced to defend the paper s handling of complaints made against star COVID-19 journalist Donald McNeil Jr. They assured rattled staff they largely agree with their concerns and promised they will see results over how the company handles issues ....