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Washington Post fires reporter in center of online battle

The Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate this past week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez fired after Twitter spat

The Washington Post has cut ties with reporter Felicia Sonmez following a week of conflict at the storied paper, The Daily Beast reported. Sonmez became involved in a public spat with her colleagues after politics reporter Dave Weigel retweeted a joke stating that all women are either bipolar or bisexual.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

Washington Post sparks debate by suspending reporter for a month for sexist retweet

‘Everyone knows what they’re doing to Weigel is a cruel joke. Everyone. Even the people doing it to him,’ National Review writer tweets

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022