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NY Times editor allegedly threatened to ‘shoot’ reporter during heated dispute over Harvard story
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1:06Now PlayingA New York Times reporter filed a human resources complaint alleging that his editor issued a “death threat” after she allegedly threatened to “shoot” him, another editor and herself during a heated dispute over a story, according to a report. NY Post reporter Ariel Zilber shares this story.
Tensions flared between veteran business editor Ellen Pollock and reporter Rob Copeland in the run-up to publishing a critical article on Harvard University’s handling of the Trump administration’s controversial demands to rein in alleged antisemitism, according to the Breaker newsletter.
Copeland, the award-winning author of a widely acclaimed exposé about Ray Dalio and his hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, co-wrote the story alongside fellow Times scribes Maureen Farrell and Michael S. Schmidt.
In the pre-publication process, Copeland was summoned into an office meeting with Pollock and editor Michael Corkery, the newsletter reported.
The story was viewed within the halls of the newspaper as an especially sensitive topic given Harvard’s ties to multiple Times staff, including executive editor Joe Kahn.
The dispute reached a climax during the office meeting when Pollock lashed out, screaming at Copeland for not adhering to her directions, sources told Breaker. The screaming session lasted “hours,” according to a source.
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