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Slate Suspends Podcast Host Mike Pesca After Internal Slack Chat About N-WordFebruary 24, 2021 at 11:05 AM Pesca, a public radio veteran who has been hosting Slate‘s daily news podcast, The Gist, since 2012, was suspended indefinitely without pay this week in the wake of a debate among staffers on the company’s Slack channel about whether it is ever acceptable for a white journalist to use the n-word itself in a discussion of the slur’s use or history. While Pesca argued that referential or descriptive use should be allowed under certain circumstances, he did not use the word in that chat; he had, ho...Tags: Art, Media, Slack, Mike Pesca, Pesca, 02.22.21 1 people like this. Like "The online publication Slate has suspended a well-known podcast host after he debated with colleagues over whether people who are not Black should be able to quote a racial slur..."February 23, 2021 at 11:01 AM "... in some contexts. Mike Pesca, the host of 'The Gist,' a podcast on news and culture... made his argument during a conversation last week with colleagues on the interoffice messaging platform Slack. In a lengthy thread of messages, Slate staff members were discussing the resignation of Donald G. McNeil Jr., a reporter who said this month that he was resigning from The New York Times after he had used the slur during a discussion of racism while working as a guide on a student trip in 2019....Tags: Law, Censorship, New York Times, Anderson, Slate, Mike Pesca, Jacob Weisberg, Donald McNeil, Race Consciousness, Ann Althouse, Insults, Joel Anderson, Employment Discrimination, DONALD G McNEIL Jr, Jacob Weisberg Slate, Slate disagreed For Black 35 people like this. Like NFL Playoffs Kick Off This Weekend; Former NBA Commissioner David Stern DiesJanuary 2, 2020 at 12:52 PM  Tags: News, NFL, Nba, Mike Pesca, David Stern 57 people like this. Like Corporate Sponsorship Is Still Strong For College Football's Bowl SeasonJanuary 2, 2020 at 5:10 AM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca 120 people like this. Like Commentary: Free Agency And Injuries Hurt Golden State WarriorsNovember 6, 2019 at 5:02 AM  Tags: News, Nba, Mike Pesca 101 people like this. Like Washington Nationals Lead The World SeriesOctober 24, 2019 at 1:33 PM  Tags: News, Washington, Mike Pesca 54 people like this. Like NHL And NBA Playoffs Heat Up; Kentucky Derby Controversy LingersMay 9, 2019 at 12:52 PM  Tags: News, NHL, Mike Pesca, Robin Young, Kentucky Derby Controversy Lingers 102 people like this. Like Opinion: How Holzhauer Hacked 'Jeopardy!'May 1, 2019 at 5:10 AM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca 147 people like this. Like NHL Playoffs Yield Upsets Amid NBA Postseason That's Favored FavoritesApril 25, 2019 at 12:52 PM  Tags: News, NHL, Mike Pesca, Robin Young, Jeremy Hobson 108 people like this. Like Baseball's Rules For Next Season May Eliminate The LOOGYApril 3, 2019 at 5:05 AM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca 149 people like this. Like Sports Stadium Shrinkage Is A Trend. Who's To Blame For Attendance Drop?March 6, 2019 at 5:13 AM  Tags: News, Tampa Bay Rays, Mike Pesca 94 people like this. Like Opinion: Now Is The Winter Of The NBA Players' DiscontentFebruary 6, 2019 at 5:00 AM  Tags: News, Nba, Mike Pesca 150 people like this. Like Commentary: When Politicians Use Football Analogies To Make Their PointJanuary 2, 2019 at 4:58 AM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca 142 people like this. Like Commentary: NFL Coaches Should Be Taking More RisksDecember 5, 2018 at 5:09 AM  Tags: News, NFL, Mike Pesca 54 people like this. Like NFL Coaches Taking Less Risk's In Their Plays On The FieldDecember 5, 2018 at 5:09 AM Tags: News, NFL, Mike Pesca 119 people like this. Like Don't Be Fooled By NFL Quarterbacks' Gaudy Offensive Stats, Sports Analyst SaysNovember 29, 2018 at 12:52 PM  Tags: News, NFL, Mike Pesca, Robin Young 95 people like this. Like Football Feast Also On Thursday's Thanksgiving MenuNovember 21, 2018 at 12:52 PM  Tags: News, NFL, Mike Pesca, Robin Young, Peter O Dowd 62 people like this. Like Future Of Jon Gruden Following Praise As Youngest Couch to Win Super BowlNovember 8, 2018 at 5:15 AM  Tags: News, Oakland Raiders, Npr, David Greene, Mike Pesca, Jon Gruden 133 people like this. Like Has The NFL Gone Too Far With Its New Roughing The Passer Rules?October 3, 2018 at 5:04 AM  Tags: News, NFL, Mike Pesca 64 people like this. Like Commentary: Nike Inserts Itself Into The NFL-Kaepernick StandoffSeptember 5, 2018 at 5:01 AM  Tags: News, NFL, Nike, Mike Pesca 59 people like this. Like Red Sox, Astros Dominate MLB; White House Continues Clash With LeBron JamesAugust 9, 2018 at 12:52 PM  Tags: News, White House, Lebron James, Mike Pesca, Robin Young, Jeremy Hobson, Red Sox Astros Dominate MLB 96 people like this. Like Opinion: Mike Pesca On The Quarterback As A HeroAugust 1, 2018 at 5:16 AM  Tags: News, San Francisco, Mike Pesca, Jimmy Garappolo 130 people like this. Like Why Shifting World Cup Fandoms Doesn't Always Work OutJuly 4, 2018 at 5:03 AM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca 143 people like this. Like Washington Capitals, Golden State Warriors Each 1 Win Away From TitleJune 7, 2018 at 12:11 PM  Tags: News, Nba, NHL, Mike Pesca, Robin Young, Washington Capitals Golden State Warriors Each 74 people like this. Like Which City Deserves The Stanley Cup?June 6, 2018 at 5:11 AM  Tags: News, Washington, Mike Pesca 122 people like this. Like The 'Off-Field Issues' Of Josh RosenApril 4, 2018 at 9:09 AM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca, Josh Rosen 53 people like this. Like Talk About Madness: How The NCAA Deals With ScandalsMarch 7, 2018 at 5:00 AM  Tags: News, Ncaa, Mike Pesca 123 people like this. Like Hard-Charging Final Run Propels American Mikaela Shiffrin To Giant Slalom GoldFebruary 15, 2018 at 12:52 PM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca, Mikaela Shiffrin, Robin Young 90 people like this. Like Events And Athletes To Watch At The 2018 Winter OlympicsFebruary 8, 2018 at 12:26 PM  Tags: News, Mike Pesca, Jeremy Hobson 141 people like this. Like Super Bowl LII: A Look Ahead, With An Eye On QuarterbacksFebruary 1, 2018 at 1:25 PM  Tags: News, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Mike Pesca 88 people like this. Like |
