A now-former Esquire writer isn't backing down from criticism of Hearst killing an investigative story on Bryan Singer.
A former Esquire magazine writer isn’t done calling out Hearst Magazine executives for their purported decision to earlier this year “kill” an investigative piece on alleged sexual misconduct and abuse by a major movie director.
French started off by refuting a claim in the New York Post that he was cut from his position at Esquire amid a shifting masthead following the departure of editor in chief Jay Fielden, a move first reported by WWD, clarifying that he in fact quit.
“You’d think that such [journalistic] experience and faith would be a prerequisite for running one of the largest publishing companies on earth,” French said in a tweet, referring to Hearst Corp. as a whole. “Far as I’m concerned, Ms. Lewis and Mr. Young betrayed journalism and the pursuit of truth.”
“When the story was killed, Potter and I were told the top executive at Hearst, Steven Swartz [chief executive officer of Hearst], did not so much as consult the editor in chief, Jay Fielden,” French wrote.
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