Statement in 2017 from the New York Times on play that featured Trump Assassination:
”As an institution that believes in free speech for the arts as well as the media, we support the right of the Public Theater to stage the production as they chose.”
”As an institution that believes in free speech for the arts as well as the media, we support the right of the Public Theater to stage the production as they chose.”
Delta and Bank of America withdrew their sponsorship from the production.
But the New York Times refused to do so:
"A spokeswoman for The Times said the company, which has sponsored Shakespeare in the Park for 20 years, would not change course."
But the New York Times refused to do so:
"A spokeswoman for The Times said the company, which has sponsored Shakespeare in the Park for 20 years, would not change course."
