Laura Wagner

The free-culture evangelist is suing for “clickbait defamation,” claiming the fallout has been “persistent and pervasive.”

Two years ago, a billionaire owner asked Norman Pearlstine to reinvent a storied American newspaper. Some in his own newsroom say he’s fallen short.

The investigation began after members of the newspaper’s sports department sent a letter to management demanding action.

“We have many questions that must be addressed,” more than 50 women wrote in one recent HR complaint.

A dozen current and former employees spoke to VICE News, alleging a culture of racist microaggressions, tone-deaf coverage, a lack of accountability, and retaliation for speaking out at one of Canada’s biggest media outlets.

Motherboard’s attempts to learn more about how a Zoom dick incident at The Believer led, staffers say, to a bizarre campaign.