Five Spectrum NY1 anchors leave the news station after resolving a lawsuit for gender and age discrimination.
According to The Wrap, Roma Torre, Kristen Shaughnessy, Jeanine Ramirez, Vivian Lee and Amanda Farinacci last year accused NY1 and its parent company Charter Communications of discriminating against older women and favoring younger, younger reporters and anchors. less experience.
The group of journalists on Thursday in a joint statement said they had reached an agreement, the terms of which they said would be confidential.
“We are pleased to announce that we have reached a confidential resolution of our lawsuit against Charter / NY1. After maintaining a lengthy dialogue with NY1, we believe it is in the interest of everyone (ours, NY1 and our viewers) to resolve this dispute and we have agreed to separate from each other, ”the group said.
“We want to thank everyone who has supported us during these times. Keep in mind that the support of each and every one has made a difference.”
A Spectrum Networks spokesman said in a statement: “We are pleased to announce that we have reached a confidential resolution of the lawsuit filed by Roma Torre, Kristen Shaughnessy, Jeanine Ramirez, Vivian Lee and Amanda Farinacci and, as a result, we have mutually agreed forms. We want to thank them for their years of reporting on the news to New Yorkers and wish them well in their future endeavors. “