It’s not just politicians and entertainers who are feeling the heat of the current focus on sexual harassment. Eddie Scarry reports for the Washington Examiner.
The last few weeks have brought a stream of new allegations of sexual impropriety against celebrities and politicians, and the news media of the world have also seen an increasing share of similar charges. …
… 1. Charlie Rose of PBS and CBS
At least eight women on Monday accused Rose, a well-known journalist, of sexual harassment, which included making vulgar phone calls, walking naked in front of them, and groping them. …
… 2. New York Times White House reporter Glenn Thrush
The news site Vox reported Monday that “several women” claimed Thrush made unwanted sexual advances toward them, including the report’s author, Laura McGann. She wrote that, in an incident five years ago, the two were at a bar and “when he caught me off guard, put his hand on my thigh, and suddenly started kissing me.” …
… 3. Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief David Corn
Politico reported on Nov. 2 that Corn’s magazine investigated him for claims of inappropriate conduct dating back to 2014. Some of his then-colleagues said that Corn had made “rape jokes” and routinely gave “unwelcome shoulder rubs and engaged in uninvited touching of their legs, arms, backs, and waists.” …
… 4. NPR Senior Vice President of News Michael Oreskes
NPR CEO Jarl Mohn announced on Nov. 1 that Oreskes had been asked to resign after a Washington Post report said two women accused Oreskes of misconduct 20 years ago when the three of them worked for the New York Times. …
… 5. Former New Republic editor Leon Wieseltier
In late October, Wieseltier, heralded by many journalists for his enduring career at the liberal New Republic, asked for “forgiveness” for what he said were his “offenses” against women who said he had sexually harassed them when they worked at the magazine, which he left in December 2014.
