There have been quite a few pieces in the news lately highlighting the overwhelming whiteness of Donald Trump’s cabinet, though most stop just short of addressing the question, “So what?”
CNN noted recently that white males “dominate” Trump’s top cabinet posts, while MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow sounded the alarm that the line of succession to the presidency appears to be 12 white guys.”
Liz Spayd, public editor of the New York Times, noted in her column over the weekend that, while the paper “can be relentless in questioning the diversity at other institutions,” its own newsroom is a sea of “blinding whiteness” — yes, that’s her own description, not ours.
"Preaching the Gospel of Diversity, but Not Following It" Public Editor New York Times https://t.co/lyaYCu6Rxh
— tradingaswdr (@tradingaswdr) December 19, 2016
Do as I say, not as I write. New York Times public editor calls out paper on its #diversity. Ht @Sqzamman https://t.co/ZyZxRjNNwF pic.twitter.com/L6YCAmtOLK
— ??Curtis S. Chin (@CurtisSChin) December 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/BrentNYT/status/810242590280912896
What about op-eds? Still 80% male?
— Heidi Tworek (@HeidiTworek) December 17, 2016
Two new op/ed columnists added this year. Both white men. @HeidiTworek @BrentNYT @nytimes
— Jennifer Finney Boylan ? (@JennyBoylan) December 17, 2016
Yes, the newly named team of correspondents who will cover Donald Trump’s mostly white White House is entirely white.
It’s worth noting that pasty white team, as those leaked John Podesta emails revealed, will include self-described “hack” Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman, a “friendly journalist” who never disappointed when it came time to “tee up stories” for Team Hillary … so the team’s not just white, but pretty transparent as well.
If the New York Times is truly concerned about diversity, it might consider looking more than just skin deep.
https://twitter.com/TassiaGrover/status/810244280165994496
https://twitter.com/venimdenim1/status/810324691407765504
@joelpollak @nytimes The NYT must be a white supremacist organisation. Unacceptable #BlackLiveMatter
— Luke (@LukeMurray2) December 19, 2016
There’s no other explanation possible. The Times obviously is “alt right,” and yet far left at the same time.
@sarahkendzior @nytimes & the Times still manages to be hopelessly out of touch with "the whites". So much for Ivy League degrees.
— Mike Chiropolos (@UneasyChair) December 18, 2016
No one cares about skin color. How many real conservatives does the Times have? Pretty much none. Evil, they're called.
— Solotar (@Solotar) December 18, 2016
why not discuss the lack of ideological diversity in media? The country is very much divided but the media is on the left
— Leon (@nobody9104) December 18, 2016
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