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The editor of the New York Times editorial page has resigned after a controversial written by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton caused major backlash.The newspaper James Bennet’s resignation Sunday. It is effective immediately, the paper said.New York Times employees and readers slammed the publication for running an opinion piece by Cotton calling for the federal government to send in the military to cities across the country to quell protests against police brutality. the piece endangered the lives of their black colleagues.Eileen Murphy, a New York Times spokeswoman, blamed a “” on the publication.“As a result, we're planning to examine both short term and long term changes, to include expanding our fact checking operation and reducing the number of op-eds we publish,” Murphy said in a statement Thursday.In on Sunday, publisher A.G. Sulzberger said he and Bennet “agreed that it would take a new team to lead the department through a period of considerable change.” But, he said, the publication will not back away from sharing ideas from across the political spectrum, “particularly those we disagree with.”“Those ideas, like everything that appears in our pages, must adhere to the highest standards of accuracy and be communicated in a way that respects our readers,” he said.Deputy Editorial Page Editor Jim Dao is being reassigned to another role in the newsroom. Katie Kingsbury, who joined the paper in 2017, will step in as acting editorial page editor through the November election.“The journalism of Times Opinion has never mattered more than in this time of crisis at home and around the world, and I’ve been honored to be part of it. I’m so proud of the work my colleagues and I have done to focus attention on injustice and threats to freedom and to enrich debate about the right path forward by bringing new voices and ideas to Times readers,” Bennet, who has been the editor since 2016, said in a statement.President Trump was quick to celebrate the resignation, calling Cotton's piece "excellent."Opinion Editor at just walked out. That’s right, he quit over the excellent Op-Ed penned by our great Senator . TRANSPARENCY! The State of Arkansas is very proud of Tom. The New York Times is Fake News!!!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)The Washington Examiner has reached out to Cotton's office for comment.

The editor of the New York Times editorial page has resigned after a controversial written by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton caused major backlash.The newspaper James Bennet’s resignation Sunday. It is effective immediately, the paper said.New York Times employees and readers slammed the publication for running an opinion piece by Cotton calling for the federal government to send in the military to cities across the country to quell protests against police brutality. the piece endangered the lives of their black colleagues.Eileen Murphy, a New York Times spokeswoman, blamed a “” on the...

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The Washington Examiner is an American conservative news website and weekly magazine based in Washington, D.C. It is owned by MediaDC, a subsidiary of Clarity Media Group, which is owned by Philip Anschutz. From 2005 to mid-2013, the Examiner published a daily tabloid-sized newspaper, distributed throughout the Washington, D.C., metro area. The newspaper focused on local news and political commentary. The local newspaper ceased publication on June 14, 2013, whereupon its content began to focus almost exclusively on national politics, switching its print edition from a daily newspaper to a weekly magazine format.

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