Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – New York Times Magazine staff writer Jazmine Hughes resign after signing a petition voicing support for Palestine and protesting Israel’s siege of Gaza. Hughes’ actions were declared to have violated editorial policy.
Jake Silverstein, editor of The New York Times Magazine, announced Hughes’ resignation in an email to staff members on Friday evening, as quoted by the New York Times.
“While I appreciate his strong convictions, this is a clear violation of The Times’ policy regarding public protests,” Silverstein wrote. “This company policy, which I fully support, is an important part of our commitment to independence.”
Hughes joined The Times in 2015 and worked as an editor and writer for the magazine. In 2020, he won the American Society of Magazine Editors Next award for journalists under 30. This year, she won a National Magazine Award for profile writing, for articles about Viola Davis and Whoopi Goldberg.
The petition Hughes signed about the Israel-Hamas war was published online last week by a group calling itself Writers Against the War on Gaza. The group describes itself as “an ad hoc coalition committed to solidarity and a horizon of liberation for the Palestinian people.” They condemned Israel’s attacks on Palestinians as well as the deaths of journalists reporting on the war. The petition was signed by hundreds of people, including journalists and other well-known writers.
“We stand firmly on the side of the people of Gaza,” the letter said.
Hughes himself refused to comment on this matter.
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