“As a consequence of his actions, he has been demoted and will no longer be overseeing the team that covers Congress or be active on social media,” the spokesperson continued. Weisman met with Baquet on Tuesday “and apologized for his recent serious lapses in judgment,” a Times spokesperson said in a statement to POLITICO. Times executive editor Dean Baquet mentioned the Weisman situation during a Monday staff meeting, though he devoted more time to other issues and recent controversies, according to The Daily Beast. In a statement last week, the Times said Weisman “repeatedly displayed poor judgment on social media and in responding to criticism,” and that the paper was “closely examining what to do about it.” Gay posted Weisman’s request, noting that he had also contacted her publisher, HarperCollins. Weisman also demanded an “enormous apology” from Roxane Gay, an author and a Times op-ed contributor, after she criticized his exchange with Harper.
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