The Free Press · October 9, 2026 · By Maya Sulkin

Whistleblower in New York Times Lawsuit Gives Interview

• On September 23, The Free Press reported on a lawsuit filed against The New York Times by shareholders alleging the paper failed to meet its obligation “to report the truth, and correct itself in a timely manner”; the suit relied on testimony from an unnamed whistleblower who worked on the Times video desk for nearly a decade.
• In April 2019, the Times published a cartoon depicting Israel’s prime minister as a guide dog wearing a Star of David collar, led on a leash by the U.S. president wearing a kippah; the Times later acknowledged the image “included antisemitic tropes,” and its editorial board called it “appalling.”
• The following month, publisher A.G. Sulzberger wrote to the entire company that the Times was “updating our unconscious bias training to ensure it includes a direct focus on antisemitism.”
• The whistleblower — a 48-year-old identified by her middle name, Guta — says the training was never implemented during her 10 years at the paper, to her knowledge, despite her raising it five or six separate times; that is her account, based on records she says The Free Press reviewed.

Facts are from the article’s accessible portion; the piece is paywalled. The cartoon acknowledgment and the Sulzberger letter are documented events; Guta’s statements about the training and her time at the paper are her own claims, not independently verified here. Original headline: "EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Behind the ’New York Times’ Lawsuit Speaks Out About Anti-Israel Bias".