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The first week of June 2020 brought a reckoning for the media industry.
Weve updated this post as the ongoing conversation has evolved to include sexism and discrimination.
Heres your guide to the media industrys ongoing reckoning, listed alphabetically.
I do not know why Adam Rapoport simply doesnt write about Puerto Rican food for@bonappetithimself!!
It is a disgrace to my colleagues of color who have been doing the real, all-too-often invisible labor.
(Walker-Hartshorn says she is the only black woman atBon Appetit.)
According to the post, Delany baked the cake for a friend moving to South Carolina.
He hasnt addressed either, but has deleted the vine and his Twitter account.
The issues atBon Appetithave proved to be a symptom of the larger issues at Conde Nast.
She additionally called for an external review of the social-media team, without Jay Salims involvement.
my silence ends today.
@Complexpic.twitter.com/tpDAdy5ZEG
Other Black women and women of color also spoke out about their experiences following Winess post.
Complex is a machine that grinds up Black women for sport,wroteKiana Fitzgerald on Twitter.
(Cadenas is currently an editor forNew YorkMagazines the Cut.
)Complex Networks responded to the storieswith a statement on June 23.
We have already taken immediate actions to address recent claims, as the first of many steps.
Winesrespondedby noting that the company cant even list colleagues before brands.
Only the white editors are currently paid for their video appearances.
We have a zero-tolerance policy toward discrimination and harassment in any forms.
Later that day,Page Six obtaineda June 4letter fromVogueeditor-in-chief Anna Wintour to her staff.
We have made mistakes too, publishing images or stories that have been hurtful or intolerant.
I take full responsibility for those mistakes, Wintour wrote.
It cant be easy to be a Black employee atVogue, and there are too few of you.
As a global media company, Conde Nast is dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace.
We have a zero-tolerance policy toward discrimination and harassment in any forms.
Shetold Jezebelthat she had even shot two seriespilotswithout a Conde Nast Entertainment contract.
A separate incident from the Business Insider story highlighted theTest Kitchens exclusivity.
(Richardson currently writes forNew YorkMagazines the Strategist.)
Delany continued to visit the test kitchen without issue after receiving the email, they said.
The caucus is also asking for a public apology and one-on-one meetings between top editors and BlackTimesjournalists.
This is as much a moral imperative, as a financial one, the caucus wrote.
out of 502 people in the newsroom, 26 are black.
stories from black ex-staff may explain why retention is so bad.
this needs to change.#blackatlatpic.twitter.com/T7uMj0Fgan
New YorkMagazine
New Yorkitself has recently addressed criticisms.
We appreciate the criticism.
Well use it to make a better magazine going forward.
Deputy editorial-page editor Jim Dao, who oversaw the op-ed, was reassigned to the newsroom.
We believe that is one reason it requires public scrutiny and debate.
Deputy editorial-page editor Katie Kingsbury will oversee the department through the November 2020 election.
Sheadded, It was clear, according to him, that he could do my job better than me.
An anonymous womancame toYagazie Emezi about allegedly being sexually coerced and harassed by Oke and laterspoke toOlojede.
This is day 2.
Our ask is simple.
Okayplayer added it would have an outside review of compant practices.
Questlove, a founder of the site,wrote, This was long overdue with the announcement.
He alsodeniedperpetrating sexual assault and making sexual advances to any woman in the company.
Michael added, Ive fought extremely hard for equal treatment.
I have felt sidelined almost every time.
These emails with the CEO reveal so much about how Black/POC people are treated.
Were often silent on these issues to protect institutions.
He added, We asked you why you were leaving and you told us it was personal.
We respected your position.
To insinuate that this was a race issue is disingenuous.
Nobody here fucks w what the CEO said.
Just so everyone knows: Im the Black social media editor MLM mentioned and I absolutely stand with them.
Nobody here fucks w what the CEO said.
I am currently working on that in collaboration with the PAPER team.
Michaelhasbeensharingstatements about racism from other formerPaperstaff of color on their Twitter.
First of all, Im sorry.
Dozens called in sick and tired on June 4, after 44 staff members signed the letter.
We call on The Inquirer to do better.
We condemn these racist statements, the Pitchfork union added.
They kept doubling down, saying I gave my opinion through the tweet, Johnsontold NPR.
The Newspaper Guildfileda grievance arguing that Johnson was disciplined without just cause.
Horrifying scenes and aftermath from selfish LOOTERS who dont care about this city!!!!!….
No, these are pictures from a Kenny Chesney concert tailgate.
Whoops.pic.twitter.com/lKRNrBsltU
Youll see other@PGNewsGuildmembers reposting word for word what@alexisjreportstweeted the other day.
Will the PG ban everyone from protest coverage?
Cool blacked out homepage!
But you know what real allyship looks like?
By June 8, Barberich announced her resignationon Instagram, a decisionsupported byRefinery29s union.
And, whats clear from these experiences, is that R29 has to change.
Hey@Refinery29, cool blacked out homepage!
But you know what real allyship looks like?
Some of you might know me from my work at Refinery29, where I largely wrote about Black beauty.
A lot of you dont know the story behind those stories.
Ive always fought for space so this amazing team can create unencumbered.
I make this decision now so you could continue to do that.
The R29 union tweeted a statement in support of Emmerichs resignation.
Were pleased that our June 11 letter to VMG management asking for Amy Emmerichs resignation was finally addressed.
I failed these women.
He also alluded to a new ownership structure, an editorial committee, and increased transparency.
We have a message for Andrew Herrera and @EduardoSCepeda: its time to#CleanUpRemezcla.
As The Ringers union has noted, six editorial staffers out of 90 total employees are Black.
(A Black writer,Kaelen Jones, will join to cover the NFL in July.)
As employees described a culture of exclusivity around podcasting at The Ringer, Simmonstold theTimes, Its a business.
This isnt Open Mic Night.
Maybe Bill Simmons has a problem with me personally.
Maybe someone else in that company does, which wouldnt shock me, hetweeted.
I really didn’t want to say anything about this, but then I read it.
POC voices are constantly dismissed.
You sound really bitter.
When someone cops to something why would you make a run at criticize them?
Im glad you highlighted of the great female minority journalists on your team.
But until I see more POC journalists in your newsroom, this feels empty, once again.
Loweryjoinedthe60 MinutesQuibi spinoff60 in 6in late January, leaving thePost.
I expressed a lot of these concerns with WaPos social media policy directly to the executive editor.
