Posted on 11/01/2017 11:05:35 AM PDT by Drango
Michael Oreskes resigned Wednesday, a day after the Washington Post published accounts by two women who said Oreskes had made unwanted physical advances on them in the 1990s.
“This morning I asked Mike Oreskes for his resignation because of inappropriate behavior,” CEO Jarl Mohn said in an all-staff memo obtained by Current and confirmed by NPR. “I have received his resignation, effective immediately.”
In a statement quoted by The Associated Press Wednesday, Oreskes said “my behavior was wrong and inexcusable, and I accept full responsibility.”
NPR put Oreskes on leave Tuesday following the Post’s report. David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent, also reported that NPR producer Rebecca Hersher filed a formal complaint in October 2015 about an incident with Oreskes.
Chris Turpin, VP of News Programming and Operations, will lead the newsroom on an interim basis, Mohn said.
The memo continued:
Some have asked me if it took published news reports for us to take action. The answer is that it did not. We have been acting. Some of the steps we took were visible and others weren’t. We have a process in place and we followed that process.
I know people have asked for more details. The only way to encourage staff to come forward with any issues is to promise their concerns will remain confidential. That constrains us from providing details about personnel matters.
When anyone, but particularly someone in power, violates a policy, acts in ways that are inappropriate, or takes steps that do not contribute to building a positive workplace, it breaks a trust. That trust is about looking out for each other, doing the right thing, and acting as one team. It is sacred to me. I am committed to rebuilding trust, and my leadership team is as well.
NPR hired Oreskes in April 2015 as its SVP of news and editorial director. He was previously VP and senior managing editor at The Associated Press.
The left is eating it's own.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
FAKE NEWS!
I guess being F-ugly is a per-requisite for sexual harassment.
I’m lucky and don’t suffer that problem....
First leftie I remember who “dint do nuffin and I’m not going anywhere”
I smell anti-semitism ... cough cough
There was a formal complaint in 2015. That is what probably sealed the deal. He might have survived what happened in the 1990’s. That was 20 years ago.
Well, well, well. Another (((pervert))).
There goes another one!
DC/Hollywood/NY City pervert!
People at NPR have sex?
On the air they sound so LOW ENERGY I never would have thought so.
20 years ago. And it’s just an accusation. The only thing good about it is that a far lefty is feeling the effects of leftism.
How do they know they were harassed? Listening to their product puts most people into a catatonic state.
All things considered....NPR is filled with leftist hypocrites.
There was a 2015 complaint at NPR that wasn’t as serious but it likely sealed his dismissal. He made a 26 year old cry.
LOL
His victim was a female. That’s a big surprise. Considering the NPR agenda, I would have expected a boy. Perhaps he was the token heterosexual.
two women who said Oreskes had made unwanted physical advances on them in the 1990s.
So he hit on 2 women that apparently turned him down, what’s the big deal?m I make numerous unwanted sexual advances towards my wife every single day.
Some rude behavior which happened 25 or 30 years ago should not be grounds for jeopardizing someone's job. If the "victims" were adults at the time of the "incident" and did not raise the issue, then perhaps note of should be made of the accusation, but not used as grounds for hosing someone's career.
Of course in the case of children as victims, that is completely different, and the perp should be held accountable, no matter how many years may have transpired.
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