Did The New York Times Discriminate Against a White Male Employee? |
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Did The New York Times Discriminate Against a White Male Employee?
Read the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit here.
Robby Soave | 5.7.2026 3:20 PM
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NYT (Adani Samat, Midjourney. Photo: Everredwinter)
Federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race and also sex. Quite obviously, these protections have to apply to people of all races and sexes, even white males.
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Someone alert The New York Times, which stands accused of discriminating against a white male employee seeking a promotion. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit on the employee's behalf, contending that the Times "chose not to promote a well-qualified white male employee because of his race and/or sex."
In a statement, The Times denied the charge.
"The New York Times categorically rejects the politically motivated allegations brought by the Trump administration's EEOC," said Danielle Rhoades Ha, a Times spokesperson. "Our employment practices are merit-based and focused on recruiting and promoting the best talent in the world. We will defend ourselves vigorously."
Given President Donald Trump's well-documented contempt for the mainstream media and his demonstrated track record of suing media companies for crossing him, critics of the administration will undoubtedly conclude that this is a politically motivated attack on a disfavored foe. Even so, the EEOC does present information within the suit that is suggestive of discrimination.........