Spiked New York Times column on reporter's exit published by New York Post | The Guardian |

Bret Stephens piece criticizing newspaper's handling of Donald McNeil departure over racist language was pulled by senior bosses.

The high-profile science and health reporter Donald McNeil Jr resigned from the paper earlier this month following disclosures about his use of racist language on a company-sponsored trip to Peru with high school students in 2019. He apologised for offending his colleagues and hurting the reputation of his former employer.

At the time of his resignation, the executive editor, Dean Baquet, said: "We do not tolerate racist language regardless of intent."

On Thursday, columnist Bret Stephens told colleagues that a column he had written that criticised Baquet's statement had been spiked by the paper's publisher AG Sulzberger, NBC reported.

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