On Saturday The New York Times found themselves in the crosshairs of Twitter after publishing a profile of a white nationalist that many readers found far too flattering. On Sunday, the Times acknowledged that the feedback they received on the profile was almost unanimously negative, and that their national editor (Marc Lacey) decided to respond on the Times' website in an effort to justify their decision to write and run the piece.
While saying that they first opted to write it after the violent clash that occurred in Charlottesville this past August, the Times said they assigned writer Richard Fausset to learn more about the nationalists who shouted things like "Jews will not replace us" during the violent rally that eventually resulted in the murder of Heather Heyer.
As the Times wrote:
From there Lacey talked about how the article was received:
And how they may have missed the mark with some of their intentions:
Finally, after addressing a few more reader reactions to the article, Lacey ended with this sentiment:
You can read the whole thing over at their website.
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