CBS News Political Director Fired After Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior

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Source: Variety



CBS News has fired its political director, Steve Chaggaris, after allegations of “inappropriate behavior” were brought to light.

“In the last two weeks, accounts of inappropriate behavior by Steve Chaggaris were brought to our attention and were immediately investigated,” CBS said in a statement provided to Variety Wednesday. “As a result, CBS News has severed ties with Mr. Chaggaris for violating company policy, effective immediately.”
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According to a report from CNN, CBS staffers were informed of Chaggaris’ departure Wednesday. The report also states that CBS employees have been encouraged to disclose instances of sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior since the firing of “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose in November.

Read more: http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/cbs-news-political-director-fired-allegations-of-inappropriate-behavior-1202652915/

[lapfog_1]

1. at this point I'm thinking

to delete all of my accomplishments from my resume and simply state

"I have never been inappropriate with anyone, never sexually harassed anyone, never been accused of even making an inappropriate statement, either online or in person."

[Squinch]

9. Given that you can say those things, you have nothing to worry about and don't need to change

anything.

But here are many, many, many people who can't say those things, and now that the dam has broken a lot of women want to be heard. And should be.

I was harassed weekly, sometimes daily when I was younger. It eats away little pieces of the women it happens to. Before now we all knew that nothing that could be done about it and if we tried to do something about it, WE would be the ones who paid a price.

The fact that people are listening now is a good thing.

[Laffy Kat]

2. Another one bites the dust. nt

[Sneederbunk]

3. Very upsetting for all Chaggaris fans.

[CentralMass]

4. Does the industry attract and enable assholes ?

[PoliticAverse]

5. I think that industry is just the one in focus at the moment, other industries likely aren't dealing

with the issue in the same manner (yet).

[leftynyc]

8. Don't kid yourself

This happens EVERYWHERE - the example I always use is the 16 year old girl working at McDonald's who wants extra shifts to pay for her prom dress and wont get them unless she blows the manager. The ones we read about are merely the high profile ones.

[Scarsdale]

6. Well, with his qualifications

he could run for president on the gop ticket. Oh, wait, he is too wise in the ways of politics etc. The gop likes 'em dumb as a box of rocks, like Dubya and tRump. Scratch that idea.

[ehrnst]

7. Another Hillary hater gets outed as an abuser.

He deleted his twitter feed

https://twitter.com/stevechaggaris

Here is a cached version: https://web.archive.org/web/20171218044018/https://twitter.com/stevechaggaris

Guess he knew what was coming, and didn't want to deal with it...

[riversedge]

12. thanks.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. Trickle Down, Trickle Down

coming to an industry in your neighborhood, anyplace there are women basically.

[riversedge]

11. #meToo #theResistance #sexualHarassment