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CBS Suspends Two Executives Accused of Racist, Sexist Conduct
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...o-executives-accused-of-racist-sexist-conduct
ViacomCBS Inc.’s CBS network placed two senior television executives on leave after a news article detailed allegations that they engaged in racist and sexist workplace behavior.
Peter Dunn, president of CBS TV stations, and David Friend, senior vice president of news for the station group, are suspended pending the results of a third-party investigation into the conduct reported Sunday by the Los Angeles Times, CBS said in a statement Tuesday.
The newspaper cited five women who said Dunn and Friend created a hostile environment that included bullying female managers and blocking efforts to hire and retain Black journalists. Dunn declined to comment to the Times.
In a statement to the Times, Friend said he and the station group have a strong track record of hiring and supporting women and minorities. “These comments I may have made about our employees or prospective hires were only based on performance or qualifications--not about anyone’s race or gender,” he said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...o-executives-accused-of-racist-sexist-conduct
ViacomCBS Inc.’s CBS network placed two senior television executives on leave after a news article detailed allegations that they engaged in racist and sexist workplace behavior.
Peter Dunn, president of CBS TV stations, and David Friend, senior vice president of news for the station group, are suspended pending the results of a third-party investigation into the conduct reported Sunday by the Los Angeles Times, CBS said in a statement Tuesday.
The newspaper cited five women who said Dunn and Friend created a hostile environment that included bullying female managers and blocking efforts to hire and retain Black journalists. Dunn declined to comment to the Times.
In a statement to the Times, Friend said he and the station group have a strong track record of hiring and supporting women and minorities. “These comments I may have made about our employees or prospective hires were only based on performance or qualifications--not about anyone’s race or gender,” he said.