A Washington Post national political reporter has filed a lawsuit against the newspaper, its former top editor and other senior editors alleging that she was unlawfully discriminated against after she said she had been a sexual assault victim.
Felicia Sonmez said she had been prohibited from covering stories about sexual assault because she was an outspoken sexual assault survivor, CNN reported.
The ban kept her from covering stories about the #MeToo movement and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process.
However, according to her complaint, a male colleague who faced sexual misconduct accusations was not similarly questioned if he was capable of objective reporting.“He was given a prominent position, wrote more than a dozen stories that touched on these issues and continues to do so today,” the complaint read. Brava to @feliciasonmez for standing up for herself. Punishing people from speaking about sexual assault or harassment not only imposes silence — anti-journalistic […]
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