Journalist Loses A MONTH Of Pay For Offending Colleague With Retweeted Joke

Washington Post political reporter David Weigel has been suspended from the publication without pay for a month after retweeting a sexist joke on his Twitter account. Although Weigel did not comment on the joke directly and apologized for his behavior, the post was enough to cause division between colleagues in the newsroom so something had to be done eventually. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

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https://www.mediaite.com/news/washington-post-suspends-reporter-dave-weigel-without-pay-amid-fallout-over-sexist-tweet/

"The Washington Post has suspended political reporter David Weigel without pay after he retweeted a joke last week that was widely considered sexist, and divided the paper’s newsroom.

CNN’s Oliver Darcy broke the news Monday afternoon, citing a source close to the matter.
Darcy reported that the suspension will last one month.

The retweet that saw Weigel sidelined by the publication was from YouTuber Cam Harless. The tweet read, “Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual.”

Weigel shared the tweet without comment. Post reporter Felicia Sonmez shared a screenshot of Weigel’s retweet and complained.

“Fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed!” she wrote."

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