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A view of the New York Times building on 8th Avenue during a snowstorm January 25, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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A federal civil rights agency accused the New York Times of violating U.S. law in early 2025 when it passed over a white man for a promotion, arguing his race or sex played a role in the decision.<\/p>

The backstory:<\/p>

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit against the newspaper, claiming the Times\u2019 leadership considered the race and sex of candidates for an open Deputy Real Estate Editor position. The agency alleged the New York Times is committed to using those factors when making decisions as part of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.<\/p>

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The employee in question had extensive experience covering real estate and failed to reach the final round of interviews for the editor position, according to the EEOC statement, which noted none of the finalists were white men. The EEOC said the editor job ended up going to an outside candidate, a non-white woman, who did not go through the standard interview process and was rated less favorably than the other candidates who also reached the final round.\u00a0<\/p>

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What they’re saying:<\/p>

“No one is above the law \u2014 including \u2018elite\u2019 institutions. There is no such thing as “reverse discrimination”; all race or sex discrimination is equally unlawful, according to long-established civil rights principles,” said EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas.<\/p>

The other side:<\/p>

“Neither race nor gender played a role in this decision \u2013 we hired the most qualified candidate, and she is an excellent editor,” New York Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said.\u00a0<\/p>

Ha accused the agency of “deviat[ing] from standard practices in highly unusual ways” and “ignor[ing] facts to fit a predetermined narrative.” She said that the case involved a single hiring decision and pointed out there are more than 100 deputy editors across the New York Times newsroom.<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

The EEOC pointed to the New York Times\u2019 2021 “Call to Action” and other statements as examples that it wanted to increase non-white and female representation in leadership positions.\u00a0<\/p>

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