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Fallout in the Newsroom: A Personal Account of Gaslighting, Boycotts and Lawsuits
22:04 - 27:49 (05:44)
A former employee of the Aspen Times recounts the tumultuous aftermath of a lawsuit against the paper and her experience with company gaslighting. Multiple local politicians boycotted the paper after the termination of a colleague, and the incoming editor was fired before even starting the job.
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Ogden Publications' Group Publisher fires the editor and column writer of the small town Carbondale newspaper, The Sopris Sun, due to a communication breakdown regarding email inclusion of an unusual column, resulting in several community members protesting and threatening to boycott the newspaper.
22:04 - 23:38 (01:33)
Summary
Ogden Publications' Group Publisher fires the editor and column writer of the small town Carbondale newspaper, The Sopris Sun, due to a communication breakdown regarding email inclusion of an unusual column, resulting in several community members protesting and threatening to boycott the newspaper.
ChapterFallout in the Newsroom: A Personal Account of Gaslighting, Boycotts and Lawsuits
EpisodeEpisode 2: The Town
PodcastKILLED
The incoming editor of the Aspen Times was fired just before he was to start his new job, which triggered boycotts from 18 local politicians who wouldn't give interviews to reporters.
23:38 - 27:49 (04:11)
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The incoming editor of the Aspen Times was fired just before he was to start his new job, which triggered boycotts from 18 local politicians who wouldn't give interviews to reporters. Another journalist wasn't fired because the company wouldn't have been able to put out a paper without him.