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New York Times Defends Hiring Of Journalist With History Of Tweeting Vile Racist Things

Sarah Jeong is a writer who has just been hired by the New York Times as part of their editorial board. But she has a long history of making incredibly vile racist statements on Twitter:

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If Jeong was a Conservative, she would be run out of town on a rail. But there are different standards for Liberals and the New York Times is standing by their hire. They released this statement:

Statements in Response to Criticism of the Hiring of Sarah Jeong to the Editorial Board in Opinion

We hired Sarah Jeong because of the exceptional work she has done covering the internet and technology at a range of respected publications.

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