Lawsuit claims CNN is 'rife with racism' akin to allegations at Fox, New York Times

[BeatMan]

According to the New York Post, the lawsuit against CNN claims that the Atlanta-based company is "rife with racism" and "bigoted remarks."

“It’s hard to manage black people” and “Who would be worth more: black slaves from times past, or new slaves?" are just some of the statements alleged in the complaint, filed by former CNN executive assistant Celeslie Henley and Ernest Colbert Jr., a former manager at the affiliated Turner Broadcasting System.

Henley and Colbert Jr. , represented by attorney Daniel Meachum, also cite wage discrimination, claiming that they were both paid less than white counterparts.

CNN representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2017/04/27/lawsuit-claims-cnn-is-rife-with-racism.html

 

[Rey C.]

It's interesting that news of these allegations against CNN has not been played up in the pop media the way that the allegations against Fox News has been. CNBC just had a piece on which spoke about the problems at Fox. But no mention of anything about CNN or the New York Times. In fact, the journalist speaking about the Fox situation was from the New York Times. :troll2:

And just for the record, I think that most of the western "news" outlets have ethics that are maybe one step above the average Mexican drug cartel. The obvious bias and favoritism that takes place at Bloomberg is rather incredible, IMO. I'm amazed that there hasn't been a lawsuit there. But that would be a career killer, while going after Fox (News Corp) can make one a pop star.

 

[Jack Davenport]

It's interesting that news of these allegations against CNN has not been played up in the pop media the way that the allegations against Fox News has been. CNBC just had a piece on which spoke about the problems at Fox. But no mention of anything about CNN or the New York Times. In fact, the journalist speaking about the Fox situation was from the New York Times. :troll2:

And just for the record, I think that most of the western "news" outlets have ethics that are maybe one step above the average Mexican drug cartel. The obvious bias and favoritism that takes place at Bloomberg is rather incredible, IMO. I'm amazed that there hasn't been a lawsuit there. But that would be a career killer, while going after Fox (News Corp) can make one a pop star.

Wow.
Intellectual honesty on display here.

Nice post.

 

[Rattrap]

It's interesting that news of these allegations against CNN has not been played up in the pop media the way that the allegations against Fox News has been. CNBC just had a piece on which spoke about the problems at Fox. But no mention of anything about CNN or the New York Times. In fact, the journalist speaking about the Fox situation was from the New York Times. :troll2:

And just for the record, I think that most of the western "news" outlets have ethics that are maybe one step above the average Mexican drug cartel. The obvious bias and favoritism that takes place at Bloomberg is rather incredible, IMO. I'm amazed that there hasn't been a lawsuit there. But that would be a career killer, while going after Fox (News Corp) can make one a pop star.

In other words: Corporate news. 6 corporations own virtually every news broadcast on television/cable. Of course favoritism, obvious bias, and intentional omissions are at play.