#MeToo top story of the year
2017 A bArrAge of complAints on hArAssment mAkes the situAtion top contender: Ap poll
The wave of sexual misconduct allegations that toppled Hollywood power brokers, politicians, media icons and many others was the top news story of 2017, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of US editors and news directors.
The No. 2 story was Donald Trump’s tumultuous
1Sexual misconduct: Scandals involving sexual misdeeds by prominent men are nothing new in America, but there’s never been anything remotely like the deluge of allegations unleashed this year by women who were emboldened to speak out by the accusers who preceded them. Luminaries toppled from their perches included movie magnate Harvey Weinstein, media stars Bill first year as president. A year ago, Trump’s unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election was a near-unanimous pick for the top news story of 2016. The first AP top-stories poll was conducted in 1936, when editors chose the abdication of Britain’s King Edward VIII as the top story. Here are 2017’s top 10 stories, in order: O’Reilly, Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose, and several celebrity chefs and members of Congress. The reckoning began in early October when a bombshell New York Times article revealed decades of sexual harassment against women — employees and actresses, including actress Ashley Judd — by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The New Yorker also revealed other allegations against Weinstein. Within days, a (hash)MeToo movement was born and the allegations have been felt at the venerable “Today” show with the ouster of Matt Lauer to the film “All the Money in the World” from which Kevin Spacey was erased. Louis C.K. was abandoned by Netflix, FX, HBO and his new movie was abandoned just days before its premiere. —