August 21, 2024
Gannett dodged a proposed class action alleging its diversity policies favored minority employees and job applicants over white journalists, with a Virginia federal judge ruling the workers leading the suit failed to show the newspaper publisher took action against them because of their race.
November 27, 2023
Gannett urged a Virginia federal court to throw out a lawsuit five journalists brought against the company over its diversity initiatives, saying the former employees failed to show the company fired them or forced them to quit because they're white.
August 21, 2023
Five journalists on Friday hit Gannett Co. Inc. with a proposed class action alleging the media company's diversity policies gave preferential treatment to minority workers at the expense of nonminority employees, according to the suit filed in Virginia federal court.