Mediaweek’s Trent Thomas steps back amid sexual harassment allegations
The managing director and publisher of Mediaweek has stepped back from the media and marketing trade publication following reports of alleged sexual harassment against female staff members.
As reported by the Australian Financial Review, Mediaweek’s Trent Thomas cut ties with its external HR firm after it began investigating complaints made against him of alleged inappropriate conduct.
He then hired a second firm, which found it was “more likely than not” that Thomas bullied and sexually harassed a member of his team.
Doesn’t Trent own Mediaweek? Is he selling it?
“Stepping back”? More like staying in control while avoiding the sack which is complete BS! Also these so called leaders taking over operations were clearly aware of the allegations, given the two extensive investigations. If the AFR article hadn’t surfaced, they would have continued as if nothing happened, leaving the victims to suffer. Sadly, this makes them all complicit.
First Ch9 and now Mediaweek. I wonder who will be next as I’m sure they’re not the only ones.
I’m guessing ‘stepping back’ means wait until this story blows over and then resume business as normal.
And unless advertisers stop spending with them until actual change happens, that is exactly what will happen.
Given the Mediaweek advertisers are the media companies we all know have their own sexual harassment issues I can’t see them taking that stand so it will be business as usual soon enough. Sickens me this is the state of our industry
Hopefully some swift justice will be dealt to those still lurking around the industry.
100% agree with @hang on – what does stepping back mean?
Sad state of our industry if nothing changes & we are ok with that.
We are then all complicit.
You wouldn’t want to have been around the music industry in the 80’s then. No woke, Me Too.