BuzzFeed is investigating allegations of harassment by its employees, people familiar with the matter said.
The investigation comes after several of its staffers appeared on a list, titled “Sh—- Media Men,” which was distributed among journalists across several news organizations. The existence of the list, which names men from a variety of publications, was reported by BuzzFeed last week.
The allegations on the list include verbal, physical and sexual abuse, but were added anonymously so it is unclear who wrote them. The list makes clear that these are “allegations and rumors,” and that readers should “take everything with a grain of salt.”
BuzzFeed staffers, both current and past, are represented in multiple versions of the list reviewed by Business Insider. The number of BuzzFeed employees on the list sparked a conversation among current and former employees about the publication’s own workplace culture, according to people familiar with the matter. – READ MORE
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