New York (CNN Business) The Washington Post's top editor sent a memo to staffers addressing the newspaper's social media policy on Thursday, days after the brief suspension of a reporter over tweets posted in the wake of Kobe Bryant's death drew widespread condemnation. The Post suspended reporter Felicia Sonmez earlier this week after she faced fierce backlash online for tweeting a 2016 Daily Beast story that detailed a sexual assault allegation made against Bryant. In an email obtained by The New York Times , Baron told Sonmez her social media behavior was "hurting this institution." Bryant was accused of sexual assault in 2003, but the criminal charge was later dropped. Bryant stopped short of admitting guilt, but he did acknowledge that while he viewed the encounter as consensual, his accuser did not.

Source: CNN January 30, 2020 21:17 UTC