The New York Times is facing accusations of racially targeting employees amid an investigation into leaks from the newsroom about the paper’s coverage of Hamas attacks on Israel. The president of the NewsGuild sent a letter to the publisher claiming that meetings held as part of the investigation had turned into harassment and intimidation of union members, particularly those of Middle Eastern and North African descent. The employees were questioned extensively about their views on the coverage of Gaza and were asked to turn over personal communications with colleagues. The president of the NewsGuild called for an immediate end to the racially targeted witch hunt, while a spokesperson for the Times called the allegations preposterous. The investigation into leaks stemmed from an exposé by The Intercept about the halted production of an episode of The Daily that focused on a report of mass sexual assault from the legacy newspaper. The New York Times is facing scrutiny and criticism as it navigates these allegations of racial targeting and harassment within its newsroom.
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Leak Probe Accuses New York Times of Conducting ‘Racially Targeted Witch Hunt’
