Two former editorial writers at The Indianapolis Star have sued the newspaper and its owner, Gannett Co., claiming religious, racial and age discrimination.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court, former editorial board members James Patterson and Lisa Coffey said top newsroom managers “consistently and repeatedly demonstrated … a negative hostility toward Christianity.”
Ali Zoibi, vice president of human resources at The Star, said the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had investigated and dismissed the charges made by both Patterson, 51, who is black, and Coffey, 46, who is white.