Thread by @feliciasonmez

I want to be clear: The Washington Post is MY workplace. I want it to be a workplace where survivors of sexual assault are safe, supported and respected. How can it be when a senior editor says a columnist who highlighted assault allegations is “full of shit”? 1/x

https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1479673123431763973

I am choosing to stay at the Post and fight for change because I believe this storied institution, one of the country’s top newspapers, needs to do better. Employees and readers deserve a Post where survivors can be free from fear that their trauma will be used against them. 2/x

Sexual harassment and assault are more common than many would like to believe. If you were a Post employee, would you feel safe reporting your harassment to editors who make comments such as Ms. Montgomery’s? If you were a source, would you trust the Post with your story? 3/x

It would be heartening if the Post were making changes that would prevent current and future colleagues from being treated the way I was. Instead, editors who punished me for speaking out about my assault — @loriamontgomery, @cameronbarr & @stevenjay — are being promoted. 4/x

And not only are these editors being promoted, but they apparently feel untouchable enough to publicly attack a columnist who dared to point out the fact that a football star has been accused of assault. These are some of the other comments aimed at @drewmagary last night. 5/x

As I’ve said in the past, I’m not planning on going anywhere. The Washington Post needs to do better. It can feel like a lonely road sometimes — so if you agree with me, please don’t stay silent. @PostGuild 6/6