The move keeps in line with an earlier memo that Vox CEO Jim Bankoff sent to staffers on Nov. 3, which listed a number of initiatives aimed at improving Vox’s work culture. Among other efforts, Bankoff wrote that the company would be considering “tighter policies around alcoholic beverages at company events and meetings and generally ensuring work events and interactions meet the highest standard of professionalism.” Judging by Vox’s email, it appears that those standards of professionalism can only be guaranteed up to two drinks. Vox Media did not return a request for comment at the time of publication.
Like many other companies, Vox Media has been directly affected by the wave of sexual harassment allegations this fall. Last month, the company fired editorial director Lockhart Steele after a former employee published a blog post on Medium that did not identify Vox Media by name. The employee said she had reported multiple incidents to a human relations department to little avail…
UPDATE: A previous version of this story … incorrectly stated that a former Vox Media employee reported harassment to the human relations department.
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