New York Times staffers revolt over publication of Tom Cotton op-ed

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Staffers at The New York Times expressed dismay Wednesday over the newspaper's decision to publish an op-ed written by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton that called for the U.S. military to be deployed in cities across the country to help restore order.

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The op-ed was published in The Times opinion section, but staffers from both opinion and the newsroom — which operate separate from one another — publicly dissented.

New York Times Magazine staff writers Jenna Wortham and Taffy Brodesser-Akner and the paper's senior editor Kwame Opam were among the journalists who did that. National political reporter Astead W. Herndon tweeted his support for his"colleagues, and particularly the black ones."Amid the Twitter outrage, however, editorial page editor James Bennet on Wednesday evening to explain his decision to run the op-ed.

"We understand that many readers find Senator Cotton's argument painful, even dangerous," Bennet concluded."We believe that is one reason it requires public scrutiny and debate." The op-ed suggested the Insurrection Act be invoked, arguing that deploying the U.S. military into American cities"doesn't amount to 'martial law.'""I feel compelled to say that I disagree with every word in that Tom Cotton op-ed and it does not reflect my values," tweeted Charlie Warzel, a writer for The Times' opinion section.

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I don't agree w/ Cotton but stand by TNYT's descision to print the op-ed.

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