Shareholders of the New York Times are suing the newspaper’s parent company, alleging its board failed to properly oversee editorial standards and allowed biased coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
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board → sue → war
The State Board of Administration of Florida and the National Center for Public Policy Research filed the lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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The shareholders are asking a judge to force the newspaper board to turn over internal records that the company has declined to produce for four months, most of which concern its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
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most → ask → war
The lawsuit argues that the board has a responsibility to protect the newspaper’s reputation and economic viability by establishing and monitoring internal journalistic standards.
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board → argue → standards
The New York Times did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
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The suit relied heavily on the account of a former New York Times employee, who raised concerns about alleged antisemitism and anti-Israel bias through the newspaper’s internal reporting channels on at least 15 occasions beginning in 2019.
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who → rely → 2019
The employee used company resources to report what she considered violations of the paper’s editorial standards.
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she → use → standards
The lawsuit alleged her complaints were not adequately addressed.
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At one point, according to the suit, a Human Resources employee responded to her concerns by saying, “If you don’t like our values here, maybe you should go find a place whose values align with yours.”
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The employee also alleged that journalists who publicly advocated for Palestinians during the war did not face similar scrutiny.
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Her supervisor, according to the lawsuit, told her that “it’s not your job to be the ombudsman of the New York Times.”
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The New York Times had established standards governing journalists’ conduct during the Israel-Gaza conflict, according to the lawsuit.
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On Nov. 2, 2023, the newspaper’s standards leadership told newsroom employees not to sign petitions or participate in organized protests related to the conflict.
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leadership → tell → conflict
The lawsuit alleged that the board failed to adequately monitor whether those standards were being enforced.
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standards → allege → ?
“The Florida AG and the National Center for Public Policy Research are not asking any court to review a headline or a source,” Mark Goldfeder, an attorney representing the shareholders, told the Washington Examiner.
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“We are asking who, if anyone, at the top of The New York Times Company checks whether the rules it publishes are followed.
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The lawsuit also points to a May 2026 opinion column by Nicholas Kristof, “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” as an example of what it describes as inadequate editorial oversight.
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Kristof wrote that he had spoken with 14 Palestinians who said they had been sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers or members of Israeli security forces.
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The column also cited reports from United Nations bodies, human rights organizations, and aid groups.
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The shareholders allege that the column’s sourcing and verification were subsequently challenged, including by one of the people identified as a source.
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They argue that the episode raises questions about the New York Times’s fact-checking, source verification, and editorial review procedures.
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The lawsuit further alleged that the newspaper has acknowledged dozens of errors in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
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According to the shareholders, the newspaper made 72 errors between October 2023 and June 2024.
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The lawsuit seeks access to the company’s internal records so shareholders can investigate whether the board fulfilled its oversight responsibilities.
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It does not, by itself, establish that the paper’s coverage was biased or that the board violated its fiduciary duties — those allegations remain claims by the plaintiffs.
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