How do we take back our bodies?

Cardinal_Fang
Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:37:54 +0000

Fascinating article in Vox, describing how the culture of harassment works:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/20/16678094/glenn-thrush-new-york-times

The article concerns allegations about Glenn Thrush, 50, now a star reporter at the New York Times, formerly a star reporter at Politico. At alcohol-laden events with other journalists, which I believe would be all events with journalists, he allegedly would get drunk and come on to female journalists in their early 20s. He was a person of considerable power:

Details of their stories suggest a pattern. All of the women were in their 20s at the time. They were relatively early in their careers compared to Thrush, who was the kind of seasoned journalist who would be good to know. At an event with alcohol, he made advances. Afterward, they (as I did) thought it best to stay on good terms with Thrush, whatever their feelings.
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In interviews with about 40 people in and around media who know Thrush, I got a picture of a reporter whose title doesn’t capture his power and stature. People who’ve worked with him say he can get a writer’s name in front of the right editor, if he wants. Newsroom leaders care what he thinks. Some reporters said Thrush had used his connections to help them land jobs or develop new sources.

The author describes several incidents between Thrush and young reporters he allegedly came on to. She says that when he came on to her in a bar and she rebuffed him, the next morning he smeared her to other reporter colleagues, hurting her career. There was no HR department at Politico at the time and she didn’t think she had any avenues for complaint there.

Thrush was suspended from the Times this morning and is entering drug rehab.