Condé Nast's former head of DEI has reportedly been accused of anti-Semitism by Jewish employees at the publishing giant. Employees complained that management allowed the magazine to take a pro-Palestinian stance and failed to crack down on journalists who took part in anti-Semitic protests. Israeli demonstration.
Yashica Olden, who resigned in June as chief diversity and inclusion officer for the Manhattan-based magazine publishing giant, was the subject of a formal personnel complaint filed by a Jewish employee at the company. This was reported by the news site Semafor.
Alden was reportedly accused of failing to adequately address claims by Jewish staff that the company was instilling pro-Palestinian sentiments in some reporters' coverage of the aftermath of the Hamast terrorist attack on October 7 last year. Ta.
Jewish employees at the company, which owns Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, accused management of failing to take disciplinary action against employees who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
They demanded that Alden allow the establishment of an employee resource group for Jewish employees, similar to groups established within the company for other minorities, Semaphore reported.
Alden reportedly told Jewish officials that she supported the idea, as long as similar groups were allowed to form to accommodate other religions, including Muslims.
Several Jewish employees filed complaints with human resources accusing her of anti-Semitism after they perceived her to not take their concerns seriously enough. Semaphore newspaper reported.
The Post has reached out to Alden and Condé Nast for comment.
The Hamas attack on October 7 last year, which killed 1,400 Israelis, and its aftermath have become a deeply divisive issue for the company, particularly as some staff have been vocal about their sympathies for the Palestinians. There is.
Teen Vogue, the youth edition of the fashion magazine, has come under particular scrutiny after publishing a series of news articles highlighting the deaths of Palestinian civilians in Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.
The publication also highlighted anti-Israel demonstrations on university campuses and pro-Palestinian celebrities who have been vocal about their views.
According to reports, Teen Vogue's editorial policies have upset Condé Nast's booking department, which is responsible for maintaining relationships with celebrities. Hollywood public relations executives who represent celebrity clients have also expressed displeasure with the magazine's content, Semaphore reported.
Semaphore said its Content Integrity Group, which fact-checks and monitors standards for all Condé Nast publications other than The New Yorker, flagged several Teen Vogue articles about Gaza for anti-Israel bias. It is said that he established
The report said the story's authors included words such as “apartheid” and “genocide,” prompting them to put the work on hold.
The Israel-Gaza saga has caused unrest among employees sympathetic to the Jewish state.
A few days after the Hamas attack, Condé Nast issued a statement that was criticized as vague and wishful thinking because it failed to specifically condemn the Palestinian terrorist group.
A week after the attack, Vogue contributing editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson was quietly removed from her Instagram account after posting a message denouncing Israel as an “apartheid state” committing “genocide.” I deleted my title.
She also likened the Israeli army to a “terrorist organization”.
The Israeli reporting has also upset another major media outlet, Paramount-owned CBS, where executives recently criticized “CBS Morning” co-anchor Tony Coates over an interview about Ta-Nehisi Coates' new book about the conflict. – He scolded Mr. Dokoupil.
