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NYT columnist resigns, citing bullying by colleagues and political censorship

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Published: 17 July 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Jewish writer Bari Weiss says colleagues called her ‘Nazi, racist’ and accused the paper of censorship; ex-NYT editor dismisses her claims of a left-wing cabal as untrue

Opinion writer Bari Weiss quits NYT, says colleagues called her ‘Nazi, racist’ (Times of Israel)
In blistering resignation letter, Jewish editor and writer says she was publicly demeaned by colleagues, who mocked ‘my work and my character’

Former NYT editor pushes back on Bari Weiss allegations of bias (The Hill)
Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson told Fox News on Wednesday that "the idea that The New York Times is edited by a cabal of left-wing journalists is just not true," responding to claims of left-wing bias and bullying by conservative former columnist Bari Weiss

Yes, social media can be asinine – but ‘cancelled’ pundits like Bari Weiss aren’t the victims (Guardian)
Weiss and her compatriots believe that public discourse has become less decorous because it has moved to the left – but it’s because it has moved online

Andrew Yang, Donald Trump Jr., and NY Times staff react to Bari Weiss’ resignation (Jewish Journal)

Photo: Bari Weiss, June, 2018 (Sam Bloom)
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