Lawsuit Against Publisher Gannett Alleges Discrimination Against White Staffers
Following the George Floyd protests in 2020, the country’s largest newspaper publisher, Gannett, launched an initiative to diversify both its workforce and its news coverage.
Gannett announced the broad initiative to make its workforce as diverse as the country by 2025. Further, they pledged to expand the number of journalists focusing on issues of race and identity, social justice and equality.
On Friday, five former employees , who are White, filed a class action lawsuit in Virginia alleging that the company’s efforts to diversify discriminated against them because of their race. The lawsuit also alleges that executive bonuses and promotions were tied to meeting the goals outlined in its policy.
The suit claims that employees were fired,
