The editor of a left-wing British newspaper has offered counseling to employees to help them cope with Donald Trump's “upset” victory in Tuesday's presidential election, The Post has learned.
The Guardian's editor-in-chief, Kathryn Viner, called on reporters at the Guardian's UK and Australian offices to contact their US colleagues and “offer support”, according to a copy of the email obtained by the newspaper. .
“I know this outcome is very upsetting to many of my colleagues,” she wrote.
“If you want to talk about it, your managers and any members of your leadership team are available, as is your human resources team.”
According to the memo, Byner added that employees who are upset about Trump's return to the White House can receive free mental health support through a company portal.
“The election exposed alarming fault lines on many fronts, which we will be investigating over the coming weeks and months,” Binner wrote.
One source slammed the Israel-bashing newspaper's offer of counseling as “stupid.”
Another mocked the provoked journalist, sarcastically saying:
A Guardian spokesperson told the Post: “We regularly remind colleagues about our employee assistance programme, which is a feature that is always available to staff at all responsible international news organizations. ” he said.
The front page of Thursday's newspaper featured a photo of a smiling President Trump with the caption “American Terror.”
Viner, who has been in charge of the 203-year-old publication in London since 2015, also called Trump's attempts to raise money for a political comeback “an extraordinary and catastrophic event in American history.” moment,” she called it.
she wrote an essay Wednesday asked readers to donate to “endure four more years of[President Trump].”
“We're going to confront these threats, but we're going to need brave, well-funded independent journalism…We can't rely on billionaire owners who fear retaliation from bullies in the White House.” Viner wrote, alluding to Washington. Post owner Jeff Bezos.
Amazon founder Bezos blocked the editorial board from endorsing Harris, prompting the resignation of several journalists and anger from readers.
The billionaire mogul denied the move was made to curry favor with President Trump for his own benefit.
The Guardian is owned by a trust and its aim is to ensure its financial and editorial independence in perpetuity. Since most of our online content is free, our business model is built around voluntary contributions from our readers.
The newspaper is headquartered in London, but has expanded its footprint in the United States and employs about 200 people.
According to its most recent financial disclosure form, the company employs 2,500 staff around the world, most of them in the UK, US and Australia.
Binner's outreach to faculty comes after the elite $65,000 private school in New York City announced this week that it would allow students who are “mentally distressed” to miss class on Wednesdays. , parents including comedian Jerry slammed the decision. Mr. Seinfeld's children once attended the facility.
Ethical Culture Fieldston School sent a memo to parents saying the election “may be a high-stakes and emotional time” for students who were not given homework on Election Day.
According to the memo, “excused absences” will also be allowed on Wednesday or whenever election results are announced if children feel unable to “participate fully in class.” First reported by the New York Times.
