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EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Behind the ‘New York Times’ Lawsuit Speaks Out About Anti-Israel Bias

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Sulkin, M. (2026, October 9). EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Behind the ‘New York Times’ Lawsuit Speaks Out About Anti-Israel Bias. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/exclusive-whistleblower-new-york-times-anti-israel

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A whistleblower identified as Guta spoke out in an exclusive interview with The Free Press about alleged anti-Israel bias at The New York Times. Guta worked on the video desk for nearly a decade and claims that despite recognizing antisemitic content in published materials and promising to update unconscious bias training, no such changes were implemented during her tenure. She cites specific instances like a cartoon depicting Israel’s prime minister alongside antisemitic tropes as examples of ongoing issues at the paper.

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On September 23, The Free Press reported an exclusive story about a lawsuit filed against The New York Times by shareholders alleging that the newspaper failed to report truthfully and correct its errors promptly. This suit is based on testimony from a whistleblower who worked at the New York Times' video desk for nearly ten years and left in 2019. The whistleblower, identified only by her middle name Guta, claims she has evidence from internal documents such as Slack conversations and meeting minutes to support her allegations of bias against Israel. Guta stated that her excitement upon starting at the New York Times in 2016 had faded by 2019 due to issues with reporting, citing an example where the paper published a controversial cartoon depicting Israel’s prime minister as a guide dog led by the U.S. president wearing a kippah. The newspaper later acknowledged this incident but did not address broader concerns of bias raised in the lawsuit.

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On September 23, The Free Press exclusively reported on the lawsuit filed against The New York Times by shareholders who said the paper failed to meet its most basic obligation: to report the truth, and correct itself in a timely manner when it didn’t.

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2026-10-09 · The Free Press

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Behind the ‘New York Times’ Lawsuit Speaks Out About Anti-Israel Bias · assertive framing

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it → report → manner

The suit relied on the testimony of an unnamed whistleblower who worked on the New York Times video desk for nearly a decade. asserted

who → rely → decade

In an exclusive interview with The Free Press, the 48-year-old whistleblower—who we’re identifying by her middle name, Guta—gives color to her time at the paper. asserted

we → identify → paper

Her account is based on her records of Slack conversations, the company’s internal editing history, project databases, and hours of meetings, all of which have been reviewed exclusively by The Free Press. asserted

all → base → Press

On Guta’s first day at The New York Times, she walked into the newsroom and took a selfie. asserted

she → walk → selfie

“I was just so excited,” she told me. asserted

she → tell → me

By 2019, that excitement had started to fade. asserted

excitement → start → 2019

In April of that year, the Times published a cartoon depicting Israel’s prime minister as a guide dog wearing a Star of David collar, led on a leash by the U.S. president, who was donning a kippah. asserted

who → publish → kippah

The Times later acknowledged the image “included antisemitic tropes,” and its editorial board called it “appalling.” asserted

board → acknowledge → it

The following month, publisher A.G. Sulzberger wrote to the entire company that the Times was “updating our unconscious bias training to ensure it includes a direct focus on antisemitism.” asserted

it → write → antisemitism

In Guta’s 10 years at the paper she said the training was never implemented to her knowledge, despite her raising it five or six separate times. asserted

her → say → it

And the bias didn’t stop, she said. asserted

she → stop → ?