Five Spectrum NY1 anchors leave the news station after solving a process of gender and age discrimination.
According to The Wrap, Roma Torre, Kristen Shaughnessy, Jeanine Ramirez, Vivian Lee and Amanda Farinacci last year accused NY1 and its parent company Charter Communications of discriminating against older women and favoring younger, less experienced reporters and anchors.
The group of journalists, in a joint statement, said on Thursday that it had reached an agreement, the condition of which it said would be confidential.
“We are pleased to announce that we have reached a confidential resolution of our lawsuit against Charter / NY1. After engaging in a long dialogue with NY1, we believe it is in everyone’s interest – ours, NY1’s and our viewers – for this dispute to be resolved and we have mutually agreed to break up, “the group said.
“We want to thank everyone who has supported us in these times – please know that the support from each person has made a real difference.”
A Spectrum Networks spokesman said in a statement: “We are pleased to announce that we have reached a confidential resolution of the lawsuit filed by Roma Torre, Kristen Shaughnessy, Jeanine Ramirez, Vivian Lee and Amanda Farinacci and, as a result, we mutually agreed to separate. We want to thank them for their years of dedicated service in reporting news to New Yorkers and wish them well in their future endeavors. “