Publication remains silent over rift with Ian Buruma, who faced criticism over his editorial decisions on #MeToo movement
Ian Buruma, the former editor-in-chief of the New York Review of Books who was forced out of the job after barely a year amid a row over his editorial judgment relating to #MeToo, has complainedhe has been “publicly pilloried” and “convicted on Twitter”.
A day after the announcement of Buruma’s departure from the literary magazine, the NYRB itself has yet to give an explanation for the rift with its chief editor – only the third person to hold the top post since the review was founded in 1963. The silence means Buruma has got his side of the story out first, portraying himself as a victim of social media bullying.
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