Wendy Bell said her in federal lawsuit that WTAE fired her on March 30 “because of her race,” violating her civil rights. Wendy Bell, an employee of WTAE, said her in federal lawsuit that WTAE fired her on March 30 “because of her race,” violating her civil rights. In a Facebook post, Bell commented on the March 9 shooting of five black people in the poor Pittsburgh suburb of Wilkinsburg. Bell was fired nine days later after WTAE determined her remarks violated the company’s journalism and ethics standards. A Pittsburgh newscaster who was fired after her comments in a Facebook post about a shooting were deemed racially insensitive, sued her former employer on June 21, saying the television station let her go because she is white.

Source: Indian Express June 21, 2016 05:03 UTC