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NY Post must face bias lawsuit linked to Obama chimp cartoon
Source: Reuters
NY Post must face bias lawsuit linked to Obama chimp cartoon
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK | Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:15pm EDT
(Reuters) - The New York Post and its top editor must face a bias lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was fired for complaining about harassment at the newspaper and a political cartoon that some people said likened President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee.
In a decision made public on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield said Sandra Guzman, a former associate editor, may pursue her case against the Post and Editor-in-Chief Col Allan, though not against the newspaper's parent, News Corp.
Schofield said Guzman provided "evidence of a sexually charged environment at the Post, permeating the newsroom, meetings and holiday parties," and that her complaints were rebuffed.
She said Guzman, who is black and Puerto Rican, offered sufficient evidence that she faced "severe or pervasive harassment" based on her race and national origin, and might have kept her job but for objecting to a cartoon published on February 18, 2009, that criticized a government stimulus package.
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By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK | Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:15pm EDT
(Reuters) - The New York Post and its top editor must face a bias lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was fired for complaining about harassment at the newspaper and a political cartoon that some people said likened President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee.
In a decision made public on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield said Sandra Guzman, a former associate editor, may pursue her case against the Post and Editor-in-Chief Col Allan, though not against the newspaper's parent, News Corp.
Schofield said Guzman provided "evidence of a sexually charged environment at the Post, permeating the newsroom, meetings and holiday parties," and that her complaints were rebuffed.
She said Guzman, who is black and Puerto Rican, offered sufficient evidence that she faced "severe or pervasive harassment" based on her race and national origin, and might have kept her job but for objecting to a cartoon published on February 18, 2009, that criticized a government stimulus package.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/29/us-newscorp-nypost-cartoon-idUSBRE99S0WZ20131029
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The New York Daily News might be next.
One minute I'm reading about someone who practically raised me turning pedophile, which is bad enough. And the next minute I'm looking at Jon Bon Jovi? Why -- he has nothing whatsoever to do with the story. If this had been published on my watch, I'd have both the reporter and the editor on unemployment faster than you can say "Smear!"
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