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- The Washington Post on Sunday suspended journalist Felicia Sonmez amid an uproar after she tweeted out a link to a 2016 Daily Beast article about Kobe Bryant's rape case within hours of his death.
- Tracy Grant, managing editor of The Post, said that Sonmez has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into whether her viral tweets violated the "newsroom's social media policy."
- Social media users were in two camps: Some said Sonmez deserves not only to be suspended, but fired. Others questioned The Post because they believed the move could set a dangerous precedent.
- A Washington Post media critic and the newspaper's guild sprang to Sonmez's defense.
- On Tuesday, Grant issued a statement saying that Sonmez did not violate the newsroom's social media policy, but deemed her tweets "ill-timed."
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The Washington Post on Sunday suspended Felicia Sonmez over tweets posted following Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter accident, amid an investigation into whether she violated the "newsroom's social media policy." Two days later, after facing criticism on several fronts, the publication's leadership team walked back that decision and simply deemed her posts "ill-timed."
The 41-year-old NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant were among nine people on a private Sikorsky S-76 that was flying amid foggy conditions in California when it crashed and burst into fire, killing everyone on board.
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