To request the New York Times remove their insensitive and inappropriate article on the Berkeley tragedy
6 Irish students died and 7 were seriously injured in a tragic accident in Berkeley, California earlier this week when the balcony they were standing on collapsed.
The New York Times has linked this tragic accident to a 2014 column in an Irish American newspaper which condemned "the callous destruction" of one rental property in San Francisco by "loaded Irish students" who had "abandoned the place without a word of apology".
This is wholly inappropriate, insensitive and abhorrent to the memory of the young people who have died and are injured in this horrible tragedy and their families who are suffering unimaginable grief.
This New York Times article is wholly unacceptable and needs to be removed from all digital channels immediately. Similarly this petition calls for a full apology from the New York Times for publishing this article in the first place.
David Hall
@davidhall75
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July 4, 2015
I am honestly overwhelmed by the response to this and I never imagined so many people would come together like this. This momentum belongs entirely to you because your reaction to such an insensitive piece speaks volumes about who we are. I am just trying to keep up with the weight of your support.
Reached 100 supporters
July 4, 2015
61 Comments
My dearest friends to this day I met while they were on a J-1 summer 15+ years ago. Please know that the New York Times does not speak for me. As an American, I am offended as well.
Unwarranted commentary which was both offensive, insensitive, & factually unbalanced - a disgraceful piece of journalism
This article was another arrow to the heart of those already grieving the deaths of their loved ones. The removal of this article would, for a little while at least, renew my hope that common decency is still to be found somewhere in this troubled planet of ours.
Make something good come from this tragedy and explore the positive experiences that young Irish adults get from the J1 participants. I know some of the people that fell on Tuesday and I can say without reservation that your characterisation was inaccurate and unhelpful in understanding why the accident happened.
Your article was not a mistake. Will you now redo a piece on your front page apologising to the families and j1 students. If an Irish paper wrote about American students you would have an uproar.
Your paper is a disgrace . Not first time you been insensitive and inaccurate
please withdraw this offensive and inaccurate article
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To request the New York Times remove their insensitive and inappropriate article on the Berkeley tragedy
6 Irish students died and 7 were seriously injured in a tragic accident in Berkeley, California earlier this week when the balcony they were standing on collapsed.
The New York Times has linked this tragic accident to a 2014 column in an Irish American newspaper which condemned "the callous destruction" of one rental property in San Francisco by "loaded Irish students" who had "abandoned the place without a word of apology".
This is wholly inappropriate, insensitive and abhorrent to the memory of the young people who have died and are injured in this horrible tragedy and their families who are suffering unimaginable grief.
This New York Times article is wholly unacceptable and needs to be removed from all digital channels immediately. Similarly this petition calls for a full apology from the New York Times for publishing this article in the first place.
David Hall
@davidhall75
Updates
July 4, 2015
I am honestly overwhelmed by the response to this and I never imagined so many people would come together like this. This momentum belongs entirely to you because your reaction to such an insensitive piece speaks volumes about who we are. I am just trying to keep up with the weight of your support.
Reached 100 supporters
July 4, 2015
61 Comments
As a long time subscriber to the NY Times I am truly disgusted by the reporting in the paper on this tradegy.
My dearest friends to this day I met while they were on a J-1 summer 15+ years ago. Please know that the New York Times does not speak for me. As an American, I am offended as well.
Unwarranted commentary which was both offensive, insensitive, & factually unbalanced - a disgraceful piece of journalism
This article was another arrow to the heart of those already grieving the deaths of their loved ones. The removal of this article would, for a little while at least, renew my hope that common decency is still to be found somewhere in this troubled planet of ours.
Make something good come from this tragedy and explore the positive experiences that young Irish adults get from the J1 participants. I know some of the people that fell on Tuesday and I can say without reservation that your characterisation was inaccurate and unhelpful in understanding why the accident happened.
Your article was not a mistake. Will you now redo a piece on your front page apologising to the families and j1 students. If an Irish paper wrote about American students you would have an uproar.
Your paper is a disgrace . Not first time you been insensitive and inaccurate
please withdraw this offensive and inaccurate article
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As a long time subscriber to the NY Times I am truly disgusted by the reporting in the paper on this tradegy.