An advertisement published in an American daily newspaper, The New York Times, on their website and on LinkedIn, has triggered outrage in India because of the bizarre job description they have published for the post of South Asia Business Correspondent in New Delhi. The New York Times makes no bones in seeing a problem with the fact that India wants to be ‘self-sufficient’. The job advertisement stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi as someone who advocates “self-sufficient, muscular nationalism, centred on the country’s Hindu majority”. The advertisement also stated the border tension between India and China a ”drama”. In the job description, NYT wrote, “The New York Times Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local “Fair Chance” laws“.
Inclusion of such and many more similar points in job description triggered a severe backlash on social media with many users questioning the NYT’s credibility. Prasar Bharti News Services in its Tweet has given the content of the said advertisement of the NYT.
Political bias in Job Description of New York Times for a position in India triggers outrage. @nytimes pic.twitter.com/vJ6V6ZXDbG
— Prasar Bharati News Services पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_India) July 3, 2021
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