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    Bari Weiss quits New York Times after bullying by colleagues over views: 'They have called me a Nazi

    New York Times opinion columnist and editor Bari Weiss announced Tuesday she is leaving the Gray Lady, saying she was bullied by colleagues in an "illiberal environment," weeks after declaring there was a "civil war" inside the paper.

    Weiss published a scathing resignation letter that she sent to Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger on her personal website, noting she doesn't understand how toxic behavior is allowed inside the newsroom and "showing up for work as a centrist at an American newspaper should not require bravery."

    "It is with sadness that I write to tell you that I am resigning from The New York Times," Weiss wrote.

    Weiss then explained that she joined the paper in 2017 to help offer a different perspective, as the Times' "failure to anticipate the outcome of the 2016 election meant that it didn't have a firm grasp of the country it covers," and fixing that issue was critical.

    "But the lessons that ought to have followed the election—lessons about the importance of understanding other Americans, the necessity of resisting tribalism, and the centrality of the free exchange of ideas to a democratic society—have not been learned," Weiss wrote. "Instead, a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn't a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else."

    Weiss then wrote that "Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times," but social media acts as the ultimate editor.

    "As the ethics and mores of that platform have become those of the paper, the paper itself has increasingly become a kind of performance space. Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history," she wrote. "Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative."

    Last month, Weiss offered insight about the internal battle among her colleagues following the publishing of an op-ed written by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. that sparked a major backlash from its own staff.

    Hours before the Times offered a mea culpa for running Cotton's piece -- which called for troops to be sent in to quell the George Floyd riots -- Weiss claimed that a "civil war" was brewing within the paper.

    In her resignation letter, Weiss noted that her own "forays into Wrongthink" have made her the subject of "constant bullying by colleagues" who disagree with her views.

    "They have called me a Nazi and a racist," she wrote.

    "I have learned to brush off comments about how I'm 'writing about the Jews again.' Several colleagues perceived to be friendly with me were badgered by coworkers," Weiss added. "My work and my character are openly demeaned on company-wide Slack channels where masthead editors regularly weigh in."

    Weiss then said she doesn't understand how Sulzberger has allowed such behavior inside the newsroom "in full view of the paper's entire staff and the public."

    "I certainly can't square how you and other Times leaders have stood by while simultaneously praising me in private for my courage. Showing up for work as a centrist at an American newspaper should not require bravery," Weiss wrote. "Part of me wishes I could say that my experience was unique. But the truth is that intellectual curiosity—let alone risk-taking—is now a liability at The Times."

    She continued: "Why edit something challenging to our readers, or write something bold only to go through the numbing process of making it ideologically kosher, when we can assure ourselves of job security (and clicks) by publishing our 4000th op-ed arguing that Donald Trump is a unique danger to the country and the world? And so self-censorship has become the norm."

    Acting editorial page editor Kathleen Kingsbury provided a statement to Fox News.

    "We appreciate the many contributions that Bari made to Times Opinion. I'm personally committed to ensuring that The Times continues to publish voices, experiences and viewpoints from across the political spectrum in the Opinion report," Kingsbury said. "We see every day how impactful and important that approach is, especially through the outsized influence The Times's opinion journalism has on the national conversation."

    The now-former Times columnist wrote in the scathing letter that rules at the paper "are applied with extreme selectivity" and work goes unscrutinized if it aligns with the new orthodoxy.

    "Everyone else lives in fear of the digital thunderdome. Online venom is excused so long as it is directed at the proper targets," she wrote. "Op-eds that would have easily been published just two years ago would now get an editor or a writer in serious trouble, if not fired."

    She then bashed the process that unfolded over Cotton's op-ed, noting that nobody cared to amend other editorials, such as "Cheryl Strayed's fawning interview with the writer Alice Walker, a proud anti-Semite who believes in lizard Illuminati."

    "The paper of record is, more and more, the record of those living in a distant galaxy, one whose concerns are profoundly removed from the lives of most people," Weiss wrote. "This is a galaxy in which, to choose just a few recent examples, the Soviet space program is lauded for its "diversity"; the doxxing of teenagers in the name of justice is condoned; and the worst caste systems in human history includes the United States alongside Nazi Germany."

    Weiss said that despite her struggles to be accepted by colleagues, she believes they don't all hold these views. She speculated that Times employees are playing along and possibly "believe the ultimate goal is righteous," "believe that they will be granted protection if they nod along," "feel lucky to have a job in a contracting industry" or know that "standing up for principle at the paper does not win plaudits."

    Weiss wrote that the Times' culture hurts "independent-minded young writers and editors paying close attention to what they'll have to do to advance in their careers" and explained how it will be seen by the next generation of journalists.

    "Rule One: Speak your mind at your own peril. Rule Two: Never risk commissioning a story that goes against the narrative. Rule Three: Never believe an editor or publisher who urges you to go against the grain. Eventually, the publisher will cave to the mob, the editor will get fired or reassigned, and you'll be hung out to dry," she wrote.

    Weiss added that "America is a great country that deserves a great newspaper," but doesn't feel the Gray Lady is currently providing that. She complimented some former colleagues, noting that "some of the most talented journalists in the world" still work for the paper she is walking away from.

    "Which is what makes the illiberal environment especially heartbreaking," Weiss wrote. "I can no longer do the work that you brought me here to do—the work that Adolph Ochs described in that famous 1896 statement: 'to make of the columns of The New York Times a forum for the consideration of all questions of public importance, and to that end to invite intelligent discussion from all shades of opinion.'"

    Her last column was published on May 25, making the case that comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan represents the "new mainstream media."

    Bari Weiss quits New York Times after bullying by colleagues over views: '''They have called me a Nazi and a racist''' | Fox News

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    How in the world do you call a Jewish woman a Nazi?

    When you're deranged its easy

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    The same way some of them can call a Black man a "sell out" or an "Uncle Tom" when he does not tow the liberal line.
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    BARI WEISS EXPOSES TWITTER, NYT, AND THE TRUMP HATRED THAT IS KILLING AMERICA
    Jason Whitlock

    Hating Donald Trump is not an expression of love toward black people, Latino people, gay people, women or America. It's an expression of hate that begets more hate.

    That's the lesson to be learned from Bari Weiss' brilliant and courageous 1,400-word resignation letter to New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger. In her farewell note published on her personal website Tuesday, Weiss, an accomplished journalist hired by the Times in 2017 to help the newspaper better understand Trump's election victory, explained in detail the seething hostility she endured at the Times for failing to embrace radical left doctrine.

    She further explained a point that I have been hammering for at least the last five years: Twitter rules the American media.

    "A new consensus has emerged in the press," Weiss wrote, "but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn't a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else. Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor. As the ethics and mores of that platform have become those of the paper, the paper itself has increasingly become a kind of performance space. Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions."

    Twitter is the governing body of The Church of Trump Hate. The Church's most loyal congregants are members of the American media. Believers tithe 90 percent of their content to Trump Hate. In order to avoid crucifixion, non-believers place as much as 20 percent of their content in the Trump Hate public offering collection plate.

    The New York Times is a TD Jakes-like megachurch of Trump Hate. Weiss, perhaps naively, thought she could join the church and teach from a New Testament that focused on the redemptive power of love and truth. Instead, her colleagues stoned her in Slack chats and nailed her to a Twitter cross.

    We'll see if her career rises from the dead in three days, three weeks, three months or three years. It would be a travesty to see another journalistic voice this strong diminished by the cult of Trump Hate.

    "Even now, I am confident that most people at The Times do not hold these views," Weiss wrote. "Yet they are cowed by those who do. Why? Perhaps because they believe the ultimate goal is righteous. Perhaps because they believe that they will be granted protection if they nod along as the coin of our realm—language—is degraded in service to an ever-shifting laundry list of right causes. Perhaps because there are millions of unemployed people in this country and they feel lucky to have a job in a contracting industry.

    "Or perhaps it is because they know that, nowadays, standing up for principle at the paper does not win plaudits. It puts a target on your back. Too wise to post on Slack, they write to me privately about the 'new McCarthyism' that has taken root at the paper of record.

    "All this bodes ill, especially for independent-minded young writers and editors paying close attention to what they'll have to do to advance in their careers. Rule One: Speak your mind at your own peril. Rule Two: Never risk commissioning a story that goes against the narrative. Rule Three: Never believe an editor or publisher who urges you to go against the grain. Eventually, the publisher will cave to the mob, the editor will get fired or reassigned, and you'll be hung out to dry.

    "For these young writers and editors, there is one consolation. As places like The Times and other once-great journalistic institutions betray their standards and lose sight of their principles, Americans still hunger for news that is accurate, opinions that are vital, and debate that is sincere. I hear from these people every day. 'An independent press is not a liberal ideal or a progressive ideal or a democratic ideal. It's an American ideal,' you said a few years ago. I couldn't agree more. America is a great country that deserves a great newspaper."

    America needs a newspaper focused on truth and love. Truth is love. The truth is hatred of Trump is destroying this country far more than Trump's presidency. Twitter and The Church of Trump Hate will interpret those words as a statement of support for Trump.

    They're not. They're a statement of fact. Hate corrodes truth. I have a friend who is obsessed with hating Trump. He interprets all of life's events through the lens of how they impact Trump and Democratic politics. The hatred of Trump blinds him and causes him to lapse into illogical statements. I repeatedly ask him to ditch politics and interpret life's events through his religious faith. He can't do it. He fears it makes him sound like a Republican.

    This is why I reject politics and a political identity. They cloud the truth of what I really believe. I believe in the power of love. I believe in the equality of man. I believe in freedom and America.

    When you obsessively invest in hatred, you lose sight of what you truly believe, your ethics and your principles. The New York Times used to believe in journalism and America. I say that as a subscriber to the newspaper and as someone who was profiled fairly by the Times in 2010 and 2015.

    Joining Twitter's Church of Trump Hate changed the newspaper. Hate begets hate and love begets love. The Bible wisely teaches love of the Lord, not hatred of satan. The hatred of Trump is a perverted form of religious worship that has America at the brink of collapse.

    Bari Weiss Exposes Twitter, NYT, and the Trump Hatred That Is Killing America – Outkick

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