To the Editor:

Re “After Outcry, Times Stands By New Editorial Board Member” (Business Day, Aug. 3):

I am writing to express my shock and disappointment at The Times’s continued support of Sarah Jeong, hired as the lead technology writer for your editorial board. Her tweets, regardless of what prompted them, are racist, bigoted and disgusting.

I do not doubt that she has most likely endured trolling from some truly terrible people online, and I empathize with how frustrating that could be. However, by sinking to their level she has lost any moral high ground she could once claim, and, in my opinion, the line between “counter-trolling” and actual racist sentiments is so blurry it might as well be nonexistent.

By continuing to support Ms. Jeong, The Times has lowered its integrity and standards. Back in May, The Times published a brilliant opinion piece by one of your contributing writers on Rosanne Barr, condemning the comedian after her own racist tweets. But what about the next time a famous conservative spews hatred online? Through Ms. Jeong’s continued employment, The Times has now lost significant credibility and any moral high ground to criticize or condemn such behavior .

Which is a real shame. In this age of a president who claims that any criticism is “fake news” or biased, the need for publications of the highest integrity to offer unbiased reporting, justified criticism and worthwhile opinions has never been higher.