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A comment on NYT reporter Donald McNeil Jr ousted after using n-word with students.

Re:NYT reporter Donald McNeil Jr ousted after using n-word w... by pgt on Saturday February 06, 2021 @02:35AM (#26044870)
“We do not tolerate racist language regardless of intent.” – Baquet and Kahn
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Re:NYT reporter Donald McNeil Jr ousted after using n-word w... by neartheplain on Saturday February 06, 2021 @03:43AM (#26045207)
To me, this is the most newsworthy bit. That and the fact that he was the Times’ (and perhaps the nation’s) top COVID reporter, yet it still wasn’t enough to save his job when weighed against an inappropriate remark from 2019.
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