The Washington Post was criticized for placing one of its reporters on administrative leave after she generated controversy for a series of tweets posted in the wake of Kobe Bryant's death
The reporter, Felicia Sonmez, faced a fierce backlash online after she tweeted a 2016 Daily Beast story — just hours following news of the basketball legend's tragic helicopter crash— that detailed a sexual assault allegation made against him.Bryant was accused in 2003 of sexual assault, but the criminal charge was later dropped. Although Bryant stopped short of admitting guilt, he did acknowledge that while he viewed the encounter as consensual, his accuser did not.
According to Wemple, Grant said in an email to her that the paper's concern with Sonmez's tweet was that it didn't"pertain" to her"coverage area." Grant, according to Wemple, added that her"behavior on social media" was"making it harder for others to do their work as Washington Post journalists.
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