The New York Times newspapersand Philadelphia Inquirer ; the female Refinery29 site, owned by Vice Media; Condé Nast's star culinary magazine, Bon Appétit . In less than 48 hours, these four titles saw the departure of their editorial directors or influential editors in front of virulent and public criticism from a part of their collaborators, and more particularly from non-white employees. If the origins of these departures are different, they are part of the anti-racist movement that has shaken the United States since the death of George Floyd, suffocated by a police officer during his arrest in Minneapolis.
"Send the troop" against the demonstrators, described as "rioters" , "insurgents" and "thugs" . The column of Republican Senator Tom Cotton, published on June 3 in the Opinions section of the New York Times , caused an unprecedented bronca in the daily. Over 800 journalists signed a letter to the newspaper’s management
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