“[Glenn Thrush] behaved in ways that we do not condone.”
“While we believe that Glenn has acted offensively, we have decided that he does not deserve to be fired,”
sang The New York Times about its own employee today when it reinstated disgraced reporter Glenn Thrush who was suspended from his NYT White House beat after allegations that he sexually harassed women while working at NYT and his previous employer Politico.
The Times said that Thrush was undergoing training “to improve his workplace conduct.”
To review Glenn Thrush reports, please go here:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/20/16678094/glenn-thrush-new-york-times
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/12/05/why-the-new-york-timess-investigation-of-glenn-thrush-is-particularly-tricky/?utm_term=.ec34d13f698e Please note in this article how the Executive Editor at the New York Times said that the results of the Times' investigation of Thrush likely would not be shared with the public, considering that it’s a personnel matter.
Meanwhile, NYT's chief dance critic, Alastair Macaulay, who was arrested, jailed, had his computer confiscated, and had his London home searched by the police while being "investigated for sexual crimes against children" as he described in his own words, is loudly calling for the removal or resignation of Peter Martins from New York City Ballet while falsely claiming that "The evidence of physical harassment here has not been disputed and is not to be doubted". Really? Now the NYT's authority over the justice system includes certifying evidence and erasing anything that doesn't agree with its quick conclusion.
Many wonder how NYT could allow a writer who was investigated for paedophilia-related crimes where so many questions still hang in the air to remain on staff and continue to attend children's performances and write about them. Who would be surprised if he were scheming to manipulate a professional dancer into allowing him to have his picture taken with the dancer's toddler or among Nutcracker child performers so that he could publish it on Instagram in order to "prove" his trustworthiness? Who would be surprised? We see no hands raised. Dancer-parents, beware, unless you truly want your children to be used by Alastair Macaulay for his reputation enhancement.
Let us point out that there has been no evidence of any crime or abuse by Peter Martins despite the five people quoted by the NYT or WP.
No one witnessed Martins manhandle or try to strangle Kelly Cass aka Mrs. Peter Boal. No one heard him angrily say, "You fucking bitch, why won't you do what I tell you" which, by the way, would not be a crime or abuse. In fact, the only "witness" that the media has been able to come up with admitted observing Martins standing over the dancer but then the witness rode off in a limousine with Martins and a group of dancers who were trashing Cass.
A disgraced student who was humiliated in front of his peers on stage after being disruptive during a dress rehearsal decades ago has now come forth with meticulous details about the exact fingers that Martins used to hold the back of his neck overly tightly which he apparently could see perfectly with the eyes in the back of his head.
A fired dancer has come forth saying that Martins threw everyone out of his office the same way by grabbing the back of their necks and kicking them out — no one else has described that as abusive. According to the NYT, she also clearly said that Martins was "allowed" to be aggressive. She didn't say allowed by whom and apparently the NYT investigative journalist 🙄 didn't bother to ask who "allowed" it.
And former soloist Jeff Edwards has offered no details about the abuse which he complained about to management and the union decades ago, and which he claims the union did not think warranted addressing. It was not unusual for union-management issues to be addressed via phone calls and conversations without evolving into grievances. Edwards and the media tried to claim that a request by dancers to include a contract clause about abuse was ignored. In a quick re-write of the online version of the news article, the Times added a quote from Lindsay Fischer who made it clear that the abuse clause was indeed considered and abandoned by the dancers and union because they believed sufficient protections were in place.
And lastly, there is John Clifford. Can't we just forget him, please? Jeeze Louise, people. Open your eyes.
NYCB should not retreat like a doggie with its tail between its legs after being newspaper-whipped by a bully. If the NYCB wants to change the tough management style of the chief, there are constructive ways to do it.
20 responses to “NYT trips over its own Holy double standard”
Brilliant points. Hopefully someone is listening.
Let Us hope that someone will bring John Clifford’s Casablanca somewhere far away to keep him preoccupied and away from once again making NYCB unwatchable.
Brilliant points. Hopefully someone is listening.
Let Us hope that someone will bring John Clifford’s Casablanca somewhere far away to keep him preoccupied and away from once again making NYCB unwatchable.
Thanks, Not another review…
I don’t doubt that Martins is a tough boss who pushes people’s buttons in addition to pushing them around. So did Jack Welch of GE. So did Larry Ellison of Oracle. So did Steve Jobs.
Here’s an interesting perspective on why people should want to work for the toughest bosses: https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/super-tough-boss
“To my surprise, however, some of these successful bosses were not so warm and fuzzy. They were what most of us would label a bastard—maybe not so bad as Miranda Priestly, but close. They rode their protégés hard, critiqued their performance mercilessly, and ranted and raved when their protégés made the slightest mistake. They gave employees every reason in the world to hate them, except one: They put their careers in overdrive. For protégés, a few years working for one of these bosses made the difference between a middling career and one that was truly spectacular. For that reason, these bosses weren’t really bastards. They were tough, and working for them was an everyday challenge. They were another breed of boss entirely, one that I fondly like to call Glorious Bastards.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison is the Glorious Bastard incarnate. Although Ellison often discussed the importance of chemistry and teamwork, he led more by intimidation and was known for fostering a brutal, ultra-competitive environment.”
Thanks, Not another review…
I don’t doubt that Martins is a tough boss who pushes people’s buttons in addition to pushing them around. So did Jack Welch of GE. So did Larry Ellison of Oracle. So did Steve Jobs.
Here’s an interesting perspective on why people should want to work for the toughest bosses: https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/super-tough-boss
“To my surprise, however, some of these successful bosses were not so warm and fuzzy. They were what most of us would label a bastard—maybe not so bad as Miranda Priestly, but close. They rode their protégés hard, critiqued their performance mercilessly, and ranted and raved when their protégés made the slightest mistake. They gave employees every reason in the world to hate them, except one: They put their careers in overdrive. For protégés, a few years working for one of these bosses made the difference between a middling career and one that was truly spectacular. For that reason, these bosses weren’t really bastards. They were tough, and working for them was an everyday challenge. They were another breed of boss entirely, one that I fondly like to call Glorious Bastards.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison is the Glorious Bastard incarnate. Although Ellison often discussed the importance of chemistry and teamwork, he led more by intimidation and was known for fostering a brutal, ultra-competitive environment.”
Agree with all your points on Macaulay. And, per usual, he waxes on in his verbose manner via Instagram post. What I find most notable there are the comments and likes. Scroll through, and one will find one very prominent principal ballerina name.
Agree with all your points on Macaulay. And, per usual, he waxes on in his verbose manner via Instagram post. What I find most notable there are the comments and likes. Scroll through, and one will find one very prominent principal ballerina name.
It’s foolish not to keep an arm’s length from him.
It’s foolish not to keep an arm’s length from him.
I can’t wait until the New York Times is shut down. Because it will be. Very soon.
I can’t wait until the New York Times is shut down. Because it will be. Very soon.
hi Haglund,
Are you already aware of Gomes’s resignation?
http://www.dancemagazine.com/marcelo-gomes-just-resigned-from-abt-2519159661.html
How awful.
hi Haglund,
Are you already aware of Gomes’s resignation?
http://www.dancemagazine.com/marcelo-gomes-just-resigned-from-abt-2519159661.html
How awful.
Did you see the news about Marcelo? I am devastated.
Did you see the news about Marcelo? I am devastated.
Saddened about Marcelo’s resignation. Curious about the alleged misconduct.
Saddened about Marcelo’s resignation. Curious about the alleged misconduct.
We don’t know the details and perhaps never will. We don’t even know if this matter was brought to ABT’s attention by a 3rd party or an immediate party or whether anyone is claiming to be a victim.
If Marcelo resigned because he felt that he was not treated with the fairness and respect that he deserved once ABT’s investigation clearly showed that no one in the ABT “community” was involved, then that is a tragedy, too. I would expect/hope that other dancers in the company also would resign in protest.
It would seem that alleged misconduct that doesn’t rise to the level of alleged illegal misconduct is a matter of violation of a company’s expectation for its employees’ behavior. But we’re in a climate at the moment where there is a lot of implied blackmail that if companies don’t jump through hoops and shoot (the employee) from the hip, then the matter turns up as fodder for NYT or WP who are continually on a hunt for online clicks, no matter how they can get them. So, basically the companies’ investigations are to prevent them from losing money due to bad press about an employee’s behavior. The NYT itself has declined to make the results of its investigations of its own employees public and has cited them as “personnel matters.” But that doesn’t stop them from trying to argue that other companies “personnel matters” should be made public via its pages.
Already Macaulay is salivating and painting broad brush strokes about the many others who are coming to the NYT with their stories instead of going to the police or a lawyer. He has become quite the cheery cheerleader of these stories which are making NYT and WP extra money.
And still, NYT seemingly has no interest in examining Macaulay’s paedophilia-related arrest and jailing.
We don’t know the details and perhaps never will. We don’t even know if this matter was brought to ABT’s attention by a 3rd party or an immediate party or whether anyone is claiming to be a victim.
If Marcelo resigned because he felt that he was not treated with the fairness and respect that he deserved once ABT’s investigation clearly showed that no one in the ABT “community” was involved, then that is a tragedy, too. I would expect/hope that other dancers in the company also would resign in protest.
It would seem that alleged misconduct that doesn’t rise to the level of alleged illegal misconduct is a matter of violation of a company’s expectation for its employees’ behavior. But we’re in a climate at the moment where there is a lot of implied blackmail that if companies don’t jump through hoops and shoot (the employee) from the hip, then the matter turns up as fodder for NYT or WP who are continually on a hunt for online clicks, no matter how they can get them. So, basically the companies’ investigations are to prevent them from losing money due to bad press about an employee’s behavior. The NYT itself has declined to make the results of its investigations of its own employees public and has cited them as “personnel matters.” But that doesn’t stop them from trying to argue that other companies “personnel matters” should be made public via its pages.
Already Macaulay is salivating and painting broad brush strokes about the many others who are coming to the NYT with their stories instead of going to the police or a lawyer. He has become quite the cheery cheerleader of these stories which are making NYT and WP extra money.
And still, NYT seemingly has no interest in examining Macaulay’s paedophilia-related arrest and jailing.
Well, well, well. Macaulay removed the I-gram photo of ABT’s press release and all the comments including his own grossly reckless and negligent assertion that ABT gave Marcelo an option to resign.
Well, well, well. Macaulay removed the I-gram photo of ABT’s press release and all the comments including his own grossly reckless and negligent assertion that ABT gave Marcelo an option to resign.