CNN employees say network is ‘rife with racism’

So not only is CNN fake news and left wing propaganda. It’s also a racist network says some employees.

CNN employees say network is ‘rife with racism’

CNN faces a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by about 175 former and current employees, the New York Business Journal reports. The lawsuit follows similar allegations against Fox News and The New York Times.
Lead plaintiffs Celeslie Henley, a CNN executive assistant, and Ernest Colbert Jr., a former manager at CNN affiliate Turner Broadcasting System, claim the media organization is “rife with racism” and “bigoted remarks,” according to the Journal.
The plaintiffs allege that the following is one example of the remarks made: “Who would be worth more: black slaves from times past, or new slaves?” Henley and Colbert Jr. also claim that CNN paid them less than their white counterparts.

Allegations of racism and bigotry against news organizations, sadly, aren’t new. The recent spate of high-profile lawsuits highlighted a longstanding issue for the industry. Last week, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) issued a statement on its website in reaction to allegations of racial discrimination against CNN competitor Fox News.

“We’ve seen downsizing and layoffs in U.S. newsrooms that have had a disproportionate effect on the number of working black journalists,” NABJ President Sarah Glover said in the statement. “No one working in the media industry today should be subjected to discriminatory practices. This has to end.”