Paper says Donald McNeil Jr was ‘disciplined’ for using racist language on a Times-endorsed educational trip
The New York Times has confirmed the paper investigated and “disciplined” its high profile public health and Covid-19 reporter after he used racial slurs during a trip with high school students in 2019.
Donald McNeil Jr, a 45-year veteran of the paper and its lead reporter on the coronavirus pandemic, was accused by a number of students of using the N-word during a Times-endorsed educational trip to Peru. The reporter also suggested he did not believe in white privilege and used stereotypes about Black teenagers, according to complaints filed to the paper, which were reported by The Daily Beast.
