The New York Times refused to fire editorial board member Sarah Jeong, even after a long history of cruel and racist tweets was discovered.
In a statement, the Times apologized for Jeong’s racist comments, primarily against white people, and excused them because she was also a “subject of frequent online harassment.”
The Times said Jeong was “imitating” her harassers and does not condone the behavior.
Jeong will nonetheless remain employed by the Times because she will not say racist things in the future.
Our statement in response to criticism of the hiring of Sarah Jeong. pic.twitter.com/WryIgbaoqg
— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) August 2, 2018
The New York Times announced that it hired Jeong to join its editorial board Wednesday. Twitter users unearthed old tweets in which she expressed hatred toward white people.
