Dade Hayes Finance EditorTroy Young, who beat out internal rivals to become president of Hearst Corp.’s magazine division in 2018, has presided over a “toxic” culture and made numerous sexist and lewd remarks, the New York Times reported.The Times story on Wednesday followed outrage about Hearst’s magazine operation that has surfaced on social media in recent weeks.
The article detailed multiple offensive episodes over several years, including comments Young made at a company holiday party and in offices.
He also allegedly emailed pornography to former Esquire and Town & Country editor Jay Fielden, who left the company last year and did not comment on the episode, though multiple internal sources confirmed it to the Times.
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