The New York Times issued a rare statement Wednesday responding to comments from Fox News host Tucker Carlson about one of its reporters, Taylor Lorenz, who had issued a plea to support women facing online harassment, in connection with International Women’s Day, reports Mediaite.
“In a now familiar move, Tucker Carlson opened his show last night by attacking a journalist,” the Times said in a statement posted on Twitter Wednesday. “It was a calculated and cruel tactic, which he regularly deploys to unleash a wave of harassment and vitriol at his intended target. Taylor Lorenz is a talented New York Times journalist doing timely and essential reporting. Journalists should be able to do their jobs without facing harassment.”
Fox News responded to the New York Times in its own statement: “No public figure or journalist is immune to legitimate criticism of their reporting, claims or journalistic tactics.”
The Fox News host’s criticism of Lorenz, who covers social media for the Times, came after she tweeted a request for support of women facing online harassment.
Tuesday evening, Carlson, who Lorenz did not mention in her International Women’s Day tweets, had criticized her call for awareness of online harassment of women.
His focus on Lorenz came toward the end of a segment in which Carlson took aim at several prominent women, including Oprah Winfrey (“she sees herself as a victim too”), Meghan Markle (“a narcissist”), Michelle Obama (“When will you get the credit you’re so sorely due for all of your remarkable achievements?”), and Hillary Clinton (“Because we didn’t hand her the keys to the most powerful country in the world, she believes she’s been deeply wronged.”).
“Rich people are oppressed, period,” Carlson said, his trademark sarcasm in full force. “And if you claim otherwise, they will use their total powerlessness to get you fired.”
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