LONDON: The New York Times is under renewed scrutiny after over 300 writers, scholars and public intellectuals pledged to stop contributing to the newspaper’s op-ed page, citing what they described as entrenched anti-Palestinian bias.
The group’s members said they would withhold their contributions until the NYT meets three specific demands to address this issue.
In a public letter released on Monday, the writers accused the newspaper of biased coverage on its opinion pages, in particular coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza amid allegations of war crimes and genocide.
They called for “accountability for its biased coverage and commits to truthfully and ethically reporting on the US-Israeli war on Gaza.”
“Only by withholding our labor can we mount an effective challenge to the hegemonic authority that the Times has long used to launder the US and Israel’s lies,” the writers added.
