January 28, 2020 By Rebecca Davis

Variety: Washington Post Under Fire From Its Own Union, Media Critic for Suspending Reporter Over Kobe Tweets

The Washington Post is under fire from its own guild and media critic for putting one of its reporters on administrative leave for a series of tweets put out in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death.

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Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple remarked, ” What did Sonmez do to deserve this brushback? She tweeted out a very good story from the Daily Beast… if journalists at The Post are prone to suspension for tweeting stories off their beats, the entire newsroom should be on administrative leave.”

Our statement in support of our colleague, Felicia Sonmez: https://t.co/2GDbANeybb

— Washington Post Guild (@PostGuild) January 27, 2020

Variety: Washington Post Under Fire From Its Own Union, Media Critic for Suspending Reporter Over Kobe Tweets

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