'New York Times' stands by new hire Sarah Jeong over Twitter furor
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The New York Times reaffirmed its support Thursday for new hire Sarah Jeong after social media criticism of her tweets from several years ago that were derogatory of white people, with both the paper and the writer saying the comments were Jeongβs response to online harassment she had been receiving, but that she regrets her language.
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