Washington Post political reporter Felicia Sonmez has been suspended from her job after a series of tweets in the aftermath of the helicopter crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant. “You Washington Post reporters really can’t help yourselves, can you?” Trump tweeted. #BREAKING: Washington Post suspends reporter Felicia Sonmez over Kobe Bryant tweets, launches investigation into whether tweets – which were posted a few hours after Bryant’s death – violated the Post’s social media policy. Managing Editor Tracy Grant said:“National political reporter Felicia Sonmez was placed on administrative leave while the Post reviews whether tweets about the death of Kobe Bryant violated the Post newsroom’s social media policy. I can’t speak to the Washington Post’s social media policies and I don’t know @feliciasonmez, but it’s hard to understand the decision.

Source: National Post January 27, 2020 20:03 UTC