Emily Steel and Michael Schmidt’s reporting for The New York Times uncovering $45 million in sexual harassment settlements involving Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly ignited media outlets everywhere to report on allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men and emboldened a progression of women to come forward and tell their own stories of sexual abuse. Publication of Steel and Schmidt’s work and all that followed forced a worldwide conversation about gender, power and sexual harassment in the workplace.
O’Reilly Thrives, Then Falls, as Settlements Add Up
The New York Times
