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The Washington Post has reinstated Felicia Sonmez, a national political reporter who had been placed on administrative leave after tweeting about the rape allegation against Kobe Bryant in the wake of the NBA legend s death. The reinstatement comes after the newspaper faced harsh internal and external backlash over the suspension. After conducting an internal review, we have determined that, while we consider Felicia s tweets ill-timed, she was not in clear and direct violation of our social media policy, managing editor Tracy Grant said in a statement sent to CBS News. Reporters on social media represent The Washington Post, and our policy states we must be ever mindful of preserving the reputation of The Washington Post for journalistic excellence, fairness and independence Grant added. We consistently urge restraint, which is particularly important when there are tragic deaths. We regret having spoken publicly about a personnel matter. Sonmez tweet stanley cup ed her reaction: I believe the Washington Post readers and employees, including myself, deserve to hear directly from Marty Baron on the newspaper s handling of this matter, Somnez sa stanley cup id. Washington Post journalists endeavor to live up to the paper s mission statement, which states, The newspaper shall tell ALL the truth so far as it can learn it, concerning the important affairs of America and the world. My suspen stanley cup sion, and Mr. Baron s Jan. 26 email warning me that my tweets Wojs Did you know these people are immigrants
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The wife of Miami Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes was arrested Sunday in the stadium parking lot shortly before the team s loss to the Buffalo Bills, and she hurt her right knee and arm in a confrontation with police. Miko Grimes faces charges of disorderly conduct, battery on a police officer and resisting arrest with violence. According to a police report, Grimes was walking into vehicular traffic and was arrested after she disobeyed an officer s command to stop. She remained combative even after being handcuffed, police said.Brent Grimes is a Pro Bowl cornerback, and his wife is well-known in South Florida thanks to her Twitter site. She offers frequent opinions about the Dolphins, their fans and the NFL and has nearly 11,000 followers. According to police, Grimes ignored an order to stop and b skechers ecame belligerent and screamed profanities. She charged one officer while flailing her arms nike dunk , and w adidas samba hen an officer grabbed her in a bear hug and threw her on the ground, Grimes kicked her feet and tried to get up.Grimes was handcuffed and, once on her feet, head-butted an officer. She was then forced to sit on a police golf cart, and continued to be combative until the cart reached a police station. Once there, she was treated for her injuries. A Dolphins official said the team was aware of the incident and had no comment.The Dolphins lost to the Bills 41-14. |
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