The controversy surrounding the publication of Senator Tom Cotton's op-ed in The New York Times in 2020 has resurfaced through a series of tweets highlighting a piece by Adam Rubenstein in The Atlantic. The op-ed, which addressed the summer's rioting of 2020, led to significant turmoil within the NYT newsroom, with accusations of left-wing bias influencing the editorial process. Critics argue that the incident was not about the content or the facts of the op-ed but rather about control over the newspaper and making an example out of the situation. Adam Rubenstein, the editor responsible for the op-ed, claims he was scapegoated by his colleagues and the NYT, stating he was never formally interviewed as part of any review. The episode has been described as a low point for journalistic integrity at the NYT, with some commentators suggesting it represents a broader issue within the organization.
If you give a damn at all about journalism, give this piece a read. Thank you for this @RubensteinAdam.👇 https://t.co/rjQS8b8Dfp
This @TheAtlantic piece by @RubensteinAdam on his experience at @nytimes is really something. I had a great experience with the op-ed editor for my piece in late 2022. The rot seems to lie elsewhere in the organization. https://t.co/aUxSJwc1Mk
Adam Rubenstein, who was scapegoated by his colleagues, his union, and his owner at the New York Times after the publication of the Tom Cotton op-ed: "I—the editor on whom the paper had pinned responsibility—was never interviewed as part of any formal review." Incredible.…
The only thing more infuriating than the NYT’s complete abdication of journalistic integrity is that article by Adam Rubenstein in the Atlantic being so ridiculous I feel compelled to defend them
Read this by @RubensteinAdam: “the fight over Cotton’s op-ed was never about safety, or the facts, or the editing, or even the argument, but control of the paper and who had it. In the end, all that mattered was that an example had been made.” https://t.co/kSXi8WBHCl
If you care at all about journalism, take the time to read this. In scapegoating @RubensteinAdam for the Tom Cotton op-ed, the NYT deliberately misled its readers about the the facts. And Adam, being an outstanding reporter, has the details. https://t.co/AZ6aA4yx2k
A really important piece from a really honest dude. @RubensteinAdam took notes! https://t.co/m1JI6saMLq
Must-read @RubensteinAdam on the Times & the Cotton op-ed: https://t.co/NPQucg8g5R
“The fight over Cotton’s op-ed was never about safety, or the facts, or the editing, or even the argument,” @RubensteinAdam writes, “but control of the paper and who had it. In the end, all that mattered was that an example had been made.” https://t.co/MujLUN8Jw4 Wow.
This account by @RubensteinAdam's of the Times leadership for caving and lying the way they did about the Tom Cotton op-ed is a depressing read. One editor who cheered the firing of James Bennett is now a deputy editor on the national desk. https://t.co/Vzzgyj5JKy
You should read @RubensteinAdam on the left-wing insanity that infected the NYT newsroom and led to the meltdown over a Tom Cotton op-ed in 2020. https://t.co/2fhDYFGBRh https://t.co/2QgOWzRlP3
This is simply remarkable. The Tom Cotton op-ed story is finally told. https://t.co/b1KqFvGSfQ
The internal NYT meltdown over the Tom Cotton op-ed remains the most ridiculous media story of the last four or five years. Just a completely insane reaction against the very idea of an op-ed page, period. https://t.co/5Q9stduIel
The editor of Tom Cotton's 2020 NYT op-ed on that summer's rioting was advised during the ensuing chaos at the paper to "take notes." Reader, he did. https://t.co/d0bkagZ9j3 https://t.co/PwrWll0utx
“The fight over Cotton’s op-ed was never about safety, or the facts, or the editing, or even the argument,” @RubensteinAdam writes, “but control of the paper and who had it. In the end, all that mattered was that an example had been made.” https://t.co/N3hWQFABoz