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United States: CFWIJ Stands in Solidarity with Shelley Ross Regarding Her Sexual Harassment Allegation Against Chris Cuomo

New York - In an op-ed published in The New York Times, former TV news producer at ABC and CBS, Shelley Ross recounted the time she was harassed by Chris Cuomo at a party in 2005. Cuomo, who is now a renowned name at CNN, was working under Shelley Ross shortly before the incident took place. He reportedly groped her publicly and tried to play it off as a joke when rebuked. Cuomo has recently been criticized for aiding the PR response to the sexual harassment claims filed by several women journalists against his brother, Andrew Cuomo, former Governor of New York.

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United States-Iran: CFWIJ Stands In Solidarity With Farnaz Fasihi Who Was Targeted Through Vicious Online Trolling

Journalist Farnaz Fasihi has been on the receiving end of deeply gendered and misogynistic online attacks by Iranian trolls for over several months. Fasihi covers Iran for The New York Times and the nature of her work has made her extremely vulnerable to digital harassment. In response, The New York Times published a statement reasserting their support for their journalist, while Fasihi’s colleagues also came out in solidarity with her.

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United States: CFWIJ Condemns Tucker Carlson’s Repeated Attempts To Downplay The Harassment Women Journalists Face.

Tucker Carlson attempted to underplay the violence that women journalists face by targeting The New York Times reporter, Taylor Lorenz. The day after the International Women’s Day, Loren took to twitter to urge her audience to believe women who come forward with allegations of sexual harassment, citing the emotional toll such experiences has taken on her.

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United States: CFWIJ Condemns Governor Cuomo And His Team For The Constant Harass That Investigative Journalist Lindsay Nielsen Faced

Investigative journalist Lindsay Nielsen revealed that she faced threats and damaging harassment by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration. Later, the journalist decided to leave News10, giving the fact that the attacks she faced were one of the reasons for leaving her job. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by these vicious attacks against Lindsay. We stand with her and appreciate the journalist’s dedicated work and effort by the time she came across mistreatment from the governor’s team.

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