Here's a quick and easy explainer of all the drama at the New York Times, after employees condemned the publishing of a US senator's controversial op-ed
by Republican Senator Tom Cotton titled Send In The Troops. The op-ed called for the US Army to be deployed across cities to stop protesting.Many of the paper's employees also denounced the article,Newsguild of New York, the New York Times' union, also
condemning the article. "His message undermines the journalistic work of our members, puts our Black staff members in danger, promotes hate, and is likely to encourage further violence," it read, referring to Cotton.explaining why the article got published. "Times Opinion owes it to our readers to show them counter-arguments, particularly those made by people in a position to set policy," he wrote.
On Thursday, conversations took place within the company regarding the the article, including discussions about the distinction between news and opinion in the newsroom.about those conversations and giving her opinion on the dynamic inside the Times newsroom. Weiss described a "civil war" between the old and new guard.
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