The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against the New York Times (NYT). on Tuesday, May 5, alleging that the newspaper discriminated against a White male employee by passing him over for a promotion due to his race and sex, according to federal court documents. The complainant, a reporter at the paper since 2014, applied for the role of deputy property editor. According to the complaint, the position was given to a multiracial woman who had no prior experience in property journalism. The final candidate pool consisted entirely of women and ethnic minorities, chosen on the basis of…

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