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    JJ Yore Statement

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    JJ Yore, the general manager of WAMU, expressed sadness about staff feeling uncomfortable due to a former employee's behavior. They acknowledged the concerns occurred under their watch and were unacceptable. Yore committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive workplace consistent with the organization's values. The document also discussed American University strengthening policies like harassment training and creating a new office to handle complaints following the #MeToo movement. It noted the need to protect privacy but assured inappropriate behavior would not be disregarded due to status.

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    JJ Yore, the general manager of WAMU, expressed sadness about staff feeling uncomfortable due to a former employee's behavior. They acknowledged the concerns occurred under their watch and were unacceptable. Yore committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive workplace consistent with the organization's values. The document also discussed American University strengthening policies like harassment training and creating a new office to handle complaints following the #MeToo movement. It noted the need to protect privacy but assured inappropriate behavior would not be disregarded due to status.

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    JJ Yore, the general manager of WAMU, expressed sadness about staff feeling uncomfortable due to a former employee's behavior. They acknowledged the concerns occurred under their watch and were unacceptable. Yore committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive workplace consistent with the organization's values. The document also discussed American University strengthening policies like harassment training and creating a new office to handle complaints following the #MeToo movement. It noted the need to protect privacy but assured inappropriate behavior would not be disregarded due to status.

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    JJ Yore, the general manager of WAMU, expressed sadness about staff feeling uncomfortable due to a former employee's behavior. They acknowledged the concerns occurred under their watch and were unacceptable. Yore committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive workplace consistent with the organization's values. The document also discussed American University strengthening policies like harassment training and creating a new office to handle complaints following the #MeToo movement. It noted the need to protect privacy but assured inappropriate behavior would not be disregarded due to status.

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    I want to start by saying how saddened I am to learn the extent to which staff felt

    uncomfortable with the behavior of a former WAMU employee. The concerns and complaints
    that have been raised occurred on my watch — and they are unacceptable. As a public media
    organization, our values and integrity mean everything — and the environment that has been
    described is not consistent with our values. We are committed to doing better. I am committed
    to doing better in ensuring a safe, inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.

    The broader #MeToo movement has prompted many organizations to review their response to
    allegations of harassment, and WAMU and AU are no exception. In 2018, American University
    strengthened reference and background checks for (pre-)employment, promotions and
    transfers for both permanent and part-time employees. The University has also created a new
    Office of Equity and Title IX to centralize the reporting and resolution of discrimination
    complaints, community education, training, and overall accountability on these vitally
    important issues. These efforts are part of our larger commitment to creating a safe, inclusive,
    and harassment-free workplace for all of our staff. We have also recently launched a substantial
    commitment to increase our efforts around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

    It’s critical that we do not share sensitive personnel information about any current or former
    staff, particularly in sensitive situations — to do so may cause current staff to be reluctant to
    raise concerns due to fear of public exposure or retribution. I recognize and regret that this
    means aspects of this story will remain unchallenged and incomplete. To address the
    suggestion that we would disregard inappropriate behavior due to an employee’s stature at the
    organization, I can assure you that is not consistent with our policy and did not occur here.

    Our employer, American University, has processes to allow employees to report incidents and
    to keep those actions confidential. Those confidentiality provisions are also in place when it
    comes to us speaking about employee matters publicly — it is a matter of policy and of law. The
    legal obligation continues even after employees leave WAMU/AU. We are obligated to
    maintain those boundaries to protect all parties.

    Regarding the employment of Mr. Di Caro, we can confirm he joined WAMU as a part-time
    employee in May 2012, became a full-time staffer in April 2015, and resigned in January of
    2018.

    One final thought — as journalists and story tellers, we are not used to the spotlight being
    turned inward​ ​on us. But we are optimistic about the norms being challenged right now — and
    the greater scrutiny being applied to all holders of power in our industry and beyond. We
    accept that spotlight, and hope it brings much-needed change and growth. I am up for the work
    that needs to be done. --- JJ Yore, WAMU General Manager

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