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"Me Too Colombia": Media Outlets Inspected Following Allegations of Sexual and Workplace Harassment
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BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia's Ministry of Labor began inspections of media outlets Thursday seeking to prevent workplace and sexual harassment, following several days of public complaints about alleged cases at Caracol Television, which have generated widespread outrage…
When the microphones and cameras go out in the country's newsrooms, Colombian reporters say that the person who enters the room is sexual harassment.This is what dozens of them have denounced this week after Caracol Noticias announced that they end their work relationship with two of their star presenters, Jorge Alfredo Vargas and Ricardo Orrego, after listening to reports of sexual harassment against the two men.
Mintrabajo Visited Caracol Televisión Facilities After Scandal over Allegations of Sexual Harassment
The visit of the portfolio to the channel responds to its National Media Inspection Plan.
Recent allegations of sexual harassment in Colombian media have exposed a structural problem within newsrooms. This phenomenon, fueled by the global Me Too movement, has led two prominent journalists from Caracol Televisión, Colombia's most-watched television channel, to resign. Jorge Alfredo Vargas left by mutual agreement, while Ricardo Orrego's departure was unilateral. The channel clarified that these measures do not constitute a judgment on…
The Government will verify compliance with the protocols, a process that coincides with the recent departure of two presenters from Caracol TV
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