Josh Christenson is an assistant editor for the Washington Free Beacon. He graduated from Wheaton College in 2016. Before joining the Free Beacon, he was a high school teacher and a legislative intern in the U.S. House of Representatives. He can be reached at christenson@freebeacon.com. 
After stating last week it would "not tolerate racist language regardless of intent," the New York Times reversed course Thursday and said "intent matters" in speech and writing.
‘Intent Matters’: NYT’s Baquet Walks Back Policy on Racial Slurs
'We do not tolerate racist language regardless of intent,' Baquet said Friday
After stating last week it would "not tolerate racist language regardless of intent," the New York Times reversed course Thursday and said "intent matters" in speech and writing.
