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MeToo in the media, Whitehall WhatsApps and deep-sea mining

The News Meeting

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The Guardian's Decision Not to Publish This Story Was Based on the Fact That It Wasn't a Business Story

The FT's decision not to publish this story was based on the fact that it wasn't a business story, which seems to me a reasonable decision. The New York Times's headline blames the woman for this problem and blames the female at edge of the FT. I feel that the story here is about the Guardian's management of this problem and the allegations against Nick Cohen. That's what matters. And so the scrutinyers in this country have not turned the Me Too Light on themselves. It's a small group of people who have not proven themselves ready to shine a light on themselves as they have on other sectors of public life.

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