Former Columbia Journalism Review Editor Defeners “Pointed Interations” with Staff After Firing

The Former Top Editor of the Columbia Journalism Review is defining his interactions with Staff after subordinates’ complaints allegedly Prompted His Ousting from the Magazine.

Not Long After News Broke That Sewell Chan Was No Longer Leinger Leading The Magazine Known for It Scrutiny of the Press, The Journalist posted a lengthhythyen. Ill-Considered and Quite Frankly Baffling. ”

Chan Says His Firing Came Just A Few Days After Hearned of Staff Complaints Stemming from Pointed Interations in Wich I Proceded Fair and Critical FeedBack Rootorial. He Responded by Suggesting that heet with the unhappy employees and asking for a coach to assist Him with Working in “A Charged Higher Education Environment,” But Says.

Chan Summarized Three Conversations that HE said Prompted the Complaints, Having to Do With One Potential Conflict of Interest, A Deadline for a Reporter on a Sensome Story and Attendance and a story quota. Chan Called All of TeESE Cases “Normal Worksplace Interaction” WHERE HE FULFILLED his role responsibilities “to provide Rigoros, fair, carefulist and romisight an oversight an oversight PUBLICATION THAT’S SUPPED TO MONITOR the MEDIA. ”

News Broke That Chan, A Veteran Reporter Who Once Led The Texas Tribune and oversaw the Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Timeswas no Longer at the Magazine Earlier on Friday. Washington Post Media Reporter Jeremy Barr Reported that in a Note to Staff, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb Said The Magazine wold Run “Without InterRupi “We Are Mist Grateful To The Cjr Staff for Their Resiliens and Dedication, “Cobb, Who Is Also A New Yorker Staff Writer, Said.

The Hollywood Reporter Has Reached Out to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Which Publishes the Magazine, for Comment.

The News Sparked Some of Chan’s Former Colleagues to Weigh in on Their Experiences with Him on Friday. On the One Hand, Former Cjr Editor ravi somaia Published a cryitical look at his leadership in a breaker media substack piece Considered A Superior, “Somaiya Wrote). On the Other, One Former Texas Tribune Colleague Called Him “CARING AND TUOUGHTFUL,” WHILE ANOTHER DESCRIBED OFFICE EXCHANGES WITH Chan That Were “Kind, And Made Me A Better Journalist.”

After the White House’s Recent Skirmish with Columbia University, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Also Seized On the News on Friday, Calling It A Potential “Example” of Wy The Vast University, Who Recently Accoded to Varioous Admin Off-Track. ” He Asked on X (Formerly Twitter), “Are There More Facts or Another Side Here?”