New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet has resigned following a controversy stemming from an opinion column from Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton that drew public rebuke
The New York Times said editorial page editor James Bennet has resigned, a shake-up that comes after a controversy stemming from an opinion column from Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton that drew public rebuke from readers and many of the company’s own employees.
Kathleen Kingsbury, a deputy editorial page editor, has been named acting editorial page editor through the end of the 2020 presidential election cycle, the company said. James Dao, a deputy editorial page editor, will be removed from the company’s masthead and reassigned...
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