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Inside the Revolts Erupting in America's Big Newsrooms

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 1 min read

This archive report was first published on 8 June 2020.

June 8, 2020, marked a pivotal moment in the history of American journalism, as staff members' demands led to the resignation of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times.

Similar tensions are now rising at The Washington Post, with roots in Ferguson, Missouri, where a pivotal moment in 2014 sparked a national conversation about racial justice and police brutality.

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