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James Bennet: NYT opinion editor resigns over Tom Cotton's article
[BBC] The New York Times ...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... ' opinion editor has resigned amid outrage over a piece by a Republican senator calling for military force to be used to quell protesters. James Bennet stepped down after Senator Tom Cotton's article, entitled "Send in the Troops", caused revolt among the newspapers' journalists and readers. It backed Donald Trump  ...the Nailer of NAFTA...'s threat to use troops against anti-racism protesters. The newspaper had initially stood by the publication but then said the article "did not meet" its standards. The change in position came after an outcry from both the public and staff over the piece, published on the newspaper's website last Wednesday. Some journalists did not come into work on Thursday in protest. Mr Bennet, who has been the opinion editor since 2016, later admitted that he had not read the piece before its publication. The Arkansas senator's article called for "an overwhelming show of force" against groups he described as "rioters". Its publication happened as hundreds of thousands of people have been marching across the US in recent weeks against racism and police brutality. The demonstrations were sparked by the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody last month. Video showed him pinned to the floor, with a white police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes. Related: James Bennet: 2019-09-19 New York Times Changes Name To 'The Double Standard' James Bennet: 2017-07-28 Sarah Palin's Lawyers want NYTimes emails James Bennet: 2008-09-15 The Atlantic Monthly will apologize to McCain for doctored photo Posted by: Fred 2020-06-08 |
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