“Instead of engaging in robust exchange, we are increasingly discouraged from speaking up at all,” staff wrote in the draft letter. 3 New York Times reporters are said to be circulating a draft letter critical of executive editor Joe Kahn (above). Times staffers have reportedly been divided over one particular report about alleged widespread rape by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. The Times recently closed the investigation, saying it could not make a definitive conclusion about the source of the leaks. calling for a military response to the rioting that erupted in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.

Source: New York Times May 16, 2024 10:33 UTC