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James Bennet resigns as editor of New York Times editorial page
Ursula Perano
James Bennet has resigned as editor of the New York Times' editorial page, the paper announced Sunday.
Why it matters: Bennet had been under fire for green-lighting an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) that called on President Trump to "send in the troops" in order to quell violent protests over the death of George Floyd. Times employees organized a protest on social media and claimed that publishing the op-ed put black staff in danger.
Shortly after, however, a Times spokesperson released a statement saying that Cotton's op-ed failed to meet company standards and that editorial-board processes would be changed as a result.
Bennet was seen as a potential successor to current Times executive editor Dean Baquet. Katie Kingsbury has been named as acting editorial page editor through the November election.
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Cha
(297,323 posts)reading it?! Well, that's just stupid to start with.
Shortly after, however, a Times spokesperson released a statement saying that Cotton's op-ed failed to meet company standards and that editorial-board processes would be changed as a result.
So where's his next job coming from?
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Everyone knows Tom Cotton is a rabid Southern racist
Cha
(297,323 posts)OP!?
This is an incredible ending.. 1 for the Reality Team Against the NYT
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Bennet isn't getting paid by the Times to not read the op-eds. Progress of a sort?
W_HAMILTON
(7,869 posts)If he isn't even reading the few editorials that are posted each day, what the hell is he doing as the editor of the editorial page?
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Cha
(297,323 posts)Cotton should have been his first clue & Red Flag.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)brush
(53,791 posts)Imagine that, going to a known racist to write a piece on sending in troops to dispel demonstrators protesting the murder on video of a black man by a white racist cop. And then not reading it before publication.
Why what could possibly go wrong?
You'd think the op-ed editor would have a keen feel of what's afoot in the nation. How do "dumb" people get so high up in one of the two top papers in the country?
God!
Nay
(12,051 posts)brush
(53,791 posts)The "right" mindset put him out of a job though.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)hibbing
(10,098 posts)Seems strange, but I don't know much about the fish wrap business.
Peace
trof
(54,256 posts)"prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it."
I would submit that in order to edit written material you must first read said material.
paleotn
(17,931 posts)Maybe he's operating under the ridiculous idea that politicians are all the same. Or maybe he didn't get the memo that the Republican party took the off ramp to crazy town when Bill Clinton was president. I wouldn't publish a GD thing they wrote without heavy vetting and at the very least reading it for myself.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)celebrate his exist.
I posted about it here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2509572
irisblue
(32,982 posts)no loss
Fiendish Thingy
(15,624 posts)RVN VET71
(2,692 posts)plimsoll
(1,670 posts)I think they should have published Cottons editorial. Side by side with comparable quotes from all the other "monsters of history" hit parade.
The opinion expressed was vile, but I'm sure Cotton locked up the GOP nomination for 2024. These guys give Jefferson Davis a bad name.
erronis
(15,303 posts)This is what he said.
This is the reality.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)someone is "retired" from the MSM for allowing right-wing garbage to be publicly disseminated for a change. That's usually the standard method of getting rid of progressive (truthful) members of the media under duress from right-wing blowhards.
rurallib
(62,423 posts)good luck getting that unemployment insurance.
paleotn
(17,931 posts)That's all I need to know about Mr. Bennet as an editor.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)his management support went into a panic and stayed silent. He was sacrificed.
erronis
(15,303 posts)Between Bennet and Baquet and a host of missteps, you'd think Sultzberger would realize his gray old ship is veering into dangerous waters.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)proven, working to sabotage Democrats and elect Republicans.