The new policy was panned by former Times staffer Taylor Lorenz, the social media beat reporter who moved on to the Washington Post after a high-profile departure from the Gray Lady. Baquet said Times journalists have the option of maintaining a Twitter account and that the new policy was aimed at preventing them from being subjected to online abuse. “Tweets or subtweets that attack, criticize or undermine the work of your colleagues are not allowed,” Baquet wrote in the memo. “If you do choose to stay on, we encourage you to meaningfully reduce how much time you’re spending on the platform, tweeting or scrolling, in relation to other parts of your job,” Baquet wrote in the memo.īaquet pledged that the newspaper would bolster support for its journalists who are subjected to the “industry-wide scourge” of harassment on social media.īut the top editor added that reporters’ tweets would be monitored by their bosses. The New York Times wants to shield its journalists from online harassment by encouraging them to minimize their time on Twitter, according to a newly circulated memo.ĭean Baquet, the executive editor of the Gray Lady, told his employees that maintaining a Twitter account is “purely optional” after newsroom staffers reportedly raised concerns over being targeted by internet trolls.īaquet told staffers that the Twitter policy “reset” was “absolutely not a ban,” according to Insider, which obtained a copy of the memo. Washington Post reporter suspended for sexist joke set to join startup Semafor Man scales New York Times building, holds knife up to throat The week in whoppers: Cali’s car lunacy, the NYT’s pro-Biden spin and more The week in whoppers: Biden’s MAGA double-talk, Hillary’s email revisionism and more
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