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NYT hires tech expert who tweeted about ‘dumb white people’, conservatives up in arms
The New York Times has stood by its decision to hire Sarah Jeong, a tech journalist with a record of using racist slur on social media, justifying it as ‘anti-harassment’ speech. Conservatives accused the newspaper of bias.
The US newspaper of record announced Wednesday it hired Jeong to join its editorial board. The decision triggered a storm on the social media, as users and outlets on the conservative side of the political spectrum cited the Asian-American reporter’s string of insulting tweets directed at white people.
Democrats have redefined racism precisely so people like Sarah Jeong can say racist things and still get jobs at the New York Times. pic.twitter.com/ibjWFy5NLi
— Will Chamberlain
