NY Times Demotes Jonathan Weisman Over ‘Poor Judgment on Social Media’
The New York Times on Tuesday confirmed that it has demoted a top Washington editor after publicly chastising his “poor judgment on social media.”
“Jonathan Weisman met with [executive editor] Dean [Baquet] today and apologize for his recent serious lapses in judgment,” the paper said in a statement. “As a consequence of his actions, he has been demoted and will no longer be overseeing the team that covers Congress or be active on social media. We don’t typically discuss personnel matters but we’re doing so in this instance with Jonathan’s knowledge.”
In a comment to Times media reporter Marc Tracy, Weisman said: “I accept Dean’s judgment. I think he’s right to do what he’s doing. I embarrassed the newspaper, and he had to act.”
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