Readers, journalists take issue with NY Times' statement on former contributor killed in Ukraine
Brent Renaud was shot and killed by Russian forces outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, according to the Kyiv police force. Andriy Nebytov, the head the police force in Kyiv, posted a photo of Renaud to social media and included pictures of his New York Times press badge and passport. New York Times sports reporter Karen Crouse resigned following an internal investigation after she failed to disclose a book deal with Michael Phelps when she covered the Olympic swimming legend for the paper.
Continuing in a thread of tweets, Levy said their thoughts and prayers were with Renaud's family, calling the journalist"a brilliant filmmaker and wonderful colleague." "Even in death freelance journalists cannot catch a break. I understand the need for clarifying some false information going around but rushing to say ‘bummer, but we barely knew the guy’ seems a bit harsh," Joshua Hunt, author and writer for several New York-based news publications, said of the New York Times' statement.Deputy Editor for ABS CBN Digital, a Philippines-based media company, said the New York Times could have been"more sympathetic.
Others, including more freelance journalists, called the statement"tone-deaf" and said that it was"not the right moment" to distance themselves from Renaud.
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