The political media is guilty too
At a time when the media’s credibility is already questionable, a wave of sexual harassment allegations is surfacing through the White House press corps and broadcast networks. The growing list of political media men accused of sexual misconduct include: · Glenn Thrush, The New York Times · Charlie Rose, CBS · Michael Oreskes, NPR · Lockhart Steele, Vox · Hamilton Fish, The New Republic · Leon Wieseltier, The Atlantic The claims have opened the media up to charges of hypocrisy as it is currently working to expose sexual harassment and assault allegations within the entertainment industry and in the political arena. According to Jeffrey McCall, a professor of media studies at DePauw University, “it is difficult for the news media to parade around as haughty overseers of right and w...
