Upset By The New York Times “Racist” Hire? A Brief History of Racism at the U.S.’ “Paper of Record”

Those criticizing the Times for Jeong’s hire should be well aware that the paper has a history of hiring racist journalists and that the paper itself has even been sued for past racist policies.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
A photo of the New York Times building in New York with a photo of recent New York Times hire Sarah Jeong in the upper right corner.  Richard Drew | AP & Wikimedia Commons

NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, the New York Times’ announcement of its most recent hire -- South Korean-American journalist Sarah Jeong -- quickly sparked controversy following the emergence of Jeong’s past racist tweets targeting Caucasians. The tweets -- which included comparing “dumbass fucking white people” to dogs, asserting that white people would

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The New York Times is on the War Path, Again

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens’ couches his warmongering in a story about a family trip to Israel, where he took his kids to “have a closer look at Syria.” It is positively colonial.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Editorial writer Bret Stephens is known for his anti-climate science, pro-colonialist, xenophobic stances, and most recently for his new home at the New York Times. (Photo: Veni/Flickr CC)

No shortage of pundits willing to lecture presidential administrations on how best to wage war exist in United States media. But few of them come off as pompous and zealous as New York Times columnist Bret Stephens does in his latest op-ed on Syria. Stephens’ couches his warmongering in a story about a family trip to Israel, where he took his

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Bret Stephens Describes Arabs And Africans As Diseased And Depraved

The New York Times is attempting to “diversify” its pages by hiring Bret Stephens, a writer who has used slurs to denigrate Arabs and Africans in his previous writing. He has also argued in favor of colonialism, despite the negative effect it has had in the past on the communities he attacks.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Editorial writer Bret Stephens is known for his anti-climate science, pro-colonialist, xenophobic stances, and most recently for his new home at the New York Times. (Photo: Veni/Flickr CC)

While having no problem describing President Donald Trump as racist numerous times over the past two years, the New York Times has decided to hire a writer who makes Trump look like a stalwart of political correctness, all in the name of “diversity.” When the hiring of Bret Stephens, formerly of the Wall Street Journal, was announced, his past

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