James Doubek and Camila Domonoske, npr.com
The creator of an anonymously sourced list of men accused of sexual misconduct has chosen to identify herself, as rumors swirled that she would be named in a forthcoming article in Harper’s magazine.
The “S***** Media Men” list first circulated among women working in media in October, shortly after the explosive New York Times story detailing the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
“I only wanted to create a place for women to share their stories of harassment and assault without being needlessly discredited or judged,” Moira Donegan wrote in an essay published by New York magazine’s The Cut website Wednesday night. “The hope was to create an alternate avenue to report this kind of behavior and warn others without fear of retaliation.”
