McDonald’s Corp., in the face of criticism for its handling of harassment complaints, said it’s training workers to deal with the issue and is starting a hotline for victims. In a letter responding to an inquiry from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook said the company is committed “to ensuring a harassment and bias-free workplace.” In the past three years, McDonald’s workers backed by advocacy groups have filed more than a dozen sexual harassment complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging misconduct including groping, inappropriate comments from supervisors and retaliation for speaking up. The National Organization for Women and the National Women’s Law Center have alleged that workers at McDonald’s stores “face rampant sexual harassment.” “We have enhanced our policy so that it more clearly informs employees of their rights, more clearly defines sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation, and provides examples of what unacceptable behavior looks like,” Easterbrook said in the letter, which was viewed by Bloomberg News. Duckworth, a Democrat, is the junior senator from McDonald’s home state of Illinois. The company started working with anti-abuse organization RAINN last year to get recommendations on how to prevent misconduct, according to the letter. As part of its updated policy, McDonald’s is offering a third-party hotline and training on harassment and discrimination. Easterbrook said 90... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-21 15:09:47 UTC ]
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“A lot of trust has been destroyed in the past months due to Facebook's unpredictable and unreliable actions." The post Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is standing by its policy to include news publishers’ promoted stories in a political ad archive, disappointing publishers. The post Facebook tweaks political ads policy, but not enough to satisfy irate publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist responds to the reaction against her comments on diversity in publishing, accusing her critics of ‘malicious misinterpretation’Lionel Shriver has responded to the vituperative row that followed her recent comments about Penguin Random House’s diversity scheme, saying that it was not... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vida’s latest survey of gender bias in literary criticism has revealed less than half of publications achieved gender equality, with the New York Review of Books halving its coverage of female voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a statement this week, ALA president Jim Neal said there was "no legitimate policy or moral basis" for the Trump administration's "unconscionable" policy of separating families at the border. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starting Thursday (June 21), advertisers on Facebook can no longer promote weapon accessories and other related items to people under 18. The social network already had restrictions in place banning ads for weapon sales and modifications, such as magazines, but weapons accessories--such as... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Centre for Writing launches this week in Norwich following a £2m regeneration of historic Dragon Hall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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About 2,000 children’s and YA book authors and their supporters have signed onto a campaign to oppose President Trump's controversial family separation immigration policy under the name "Kid Lit Says No Kids in Cages." The campaign made its appearance Monday on Twitter with a statement signed by... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Book Marks, the 'Literary Hub' vertical and newly-circulated book reviewing widget, Morgan Entrekin, Andy Hunter, and company make a push to restore the vitality of book critics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook head of global news partnerships Campbell Brown explained in a blog post why news publishers will not be exempted from the social network's recent introduced policy on political ads. Facebook announced last month that all election-related and issue ads in the U.S. on both Facebook and... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campbell Brown, head of global news partnerships at Facebook, said publishers have "welcomed" the company's approach to including them in their political ads policy. Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times, called bullshit. Brown and Thompson were discussing the findings in the 2018 Reuters... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If publishers think Facebook would give them an exemption from its new political ad disclosure policy, they have another thing coming. The social network's Campbell Brown has rejected calls for publisher exemptions to the "paid for" label in a blog... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of investors led by Esteem Media founder Adam Japko has acquired the company six weeks after allegations surfaced against owner Kevin Thomas. The post Maine Magazine Finds New Owners After Harassment Allegations Force Sale appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lionel Shriver says the "dissemination of good books" should be most important for publishers. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate is to republish five adult fiction titles from Matt Haig’s backlist this June with a new series design. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN has revealed it is embarking on a review of its policies after being accused of a potential conflict of interest with one of its board members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Financial Times and New York Media suspended their paid media on Facebook over concerns about how news publishers are treated under its new ad policy. The post Publishers stop Facebook ad spending over policy that treats publishers as political advertisers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Junot Díaz has reportedly pulled out of Sydney Writers’ Festival following accusations of sexually inappropriate behaviour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pop music writer Randy Lewis and pop music critic Robert Hilburn worked together at The Times for a quarter-century before Hilburn retired in 2006. They sat down recently to talk about Hilburn’s latest book, “Paul Simon — The Life,” to be published by Simon & Schuster on Tuesday, just ahead... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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