Source Backs Bari Weiss Account That New York Times Wanted to Run Tim Scott Op-Ed by Schumer | National Review
The New York Times has repeatedly denied the explosive account from former Times journalist Bari Weiss that a senior opinion-page editor instructed a colleague to check with Senator Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) before running an op-ed from Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.). But a second source with direct knowledge of the matter has backed up Weiss s story to National Review. The source also quoted a message sent by a senior editor at the time insisting that the Times check with Schumer even providing the email address of Schumer press representative Justin Goodman.
Shocking but not surprising.