Russillo on the podcast, according to three people who attended the meeting who were not authorized to discuss it publicly.Ī writer said during the meeting that not having a black editor involved in The Ringer’s N.F.L. Staff members raised concerns about the comments made by Mr.
Simmons told the staff he was going to make mistakes, but that he tried to learn from them. He added that he expects to make personnel announcements soon that will show that the company is making progress on the issue.Īt an all-hands meeting a few days after the podcast episode, Mr. Simmons said in an email to The New York Times that The Ringer “fell short” on diversity. It also said that more than 85 percent of the speakers on Ringer podcasts last year were white.
The Ringer Union, which is affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, East and represents about 65 employees, noted in a June 1 Twitter post that the outlet had no black editors or staff writers covering the National Basketball Association or the National Football League. Ringer employees criticized it, too, singling out the part of the conversation that touched on staffing issues at the company. Russillo apologized for the episode after it set off a social-media backlash and was described as “preposterous” in The New York Daily News.
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