Margaret Sullivan says she is aware of the reaction to the piece and will look into it today.
The Public Editor of the New York Times has promised to “look into” a controversial article in today’s New York Times following yesterday’s tragic events in Berkeley in which six Irish students lost their lives.
The article, which was written by Adam Nagourney, Mitch Smith and Quentin Hardy, drew an angry reaction online after it appeared to draw a link between isolated incidents of bad behaviour involving Irish students on J1 visas in various parts of the US in recent years and events in Berkeley yesterday.
There was an understandably angry reaction to the piece when it was circulated online earlier today, with Today FM’s Matt Cooper amongst those to express his disappointment at the New York Times on Twitter.
I have a @nytimes digital subscription. Seeing its approach to a genuine tragedy I'll be canceling it. Victims and families deserve better.
— Matt Cooper (@cooper_m) June 17, 2015
Such has been the extent of the reaction that Margaret Sulivan, the Public Editor of the New York Times, tweeted this afternoon to offer her sympathies to all those affected by the tragedy, to say that she was aware of the controversy the article has generated and that she would be looking into it.
Sincere sympathy to all affected by #Berkeley tragedy. Please know that I am aware of reaction and will look into it today.
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) June 17, 2015
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