The editor of the NYT's editorial page said GOP Sen. Tom Cotton's controversial op-ed, posted online Wednesday, would not be published in print on Sunday as had been initially planned, multiple staffers who watched a virtual town hall told CNN Business
James Bennet, the editor of the editorial page, announced in the meeting that Cotton's op-ed, posted online Wednesday, would not be published in print on Sunday as had been initially planned, multiple staffers who watched the virtual town hall told CNN Business.New York Times says controversial Tom Cotton op-ed did not meet its standardsBennet, who apologized for the debacle, added that The Times would append an editor's note to the online version of Cotton's piece, the people said.
Sulzberger, who had issued a tepid defense for publishing the op-ed on Thursday, said at the town hall that Cotton's piece should not have run at The Times, people on the call said.Bennet, according to two of the people on the call, acknowledged to staff that he had not personally read the piece prior to its publication, though he said it had been reviewed by senior editors, and said the process"broke down" and was"rushed.
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