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Felicia Sonmez

Felicia Sonmez

Felicia Sonmez is an American journalist based in Washington, D.C. Felicia Sonmez is a national reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team. In January 2020, she was suspended after posting a link to an article about sexual assault allegations against Kobe Bryant in the aftermath of Bryant's death. [2] [1] [3] [7][5] [8] [9] [10] [16]

Education

Felicia Sonmez schooled at from Harvard University in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in government. [2]

Career

From 2010 to 2013, she reported on national politics for The Washington Post, starting as a writer for The Fix and going on to cover Congress, the 2012 presidential campaign and the early days of President Barack Obama’s second term. [2]

She began her career teaching English in Beijing, China and has also covered U.S. politics for the Asahi Shimbun and National Journal's the Hotline. [2]

Controversy

On January 26, 2020, hours after the death of Kobe Bryant, Felicia Sonmez posted a link to a 2016 The Daily Beast report headlined “Kobe Bryant’s Disturbing Rape Case”. [5] [6]

Her since-deleted tweet sparked outrage — with Sonmez saying that “10,000 people” had commented and “emailed me with abuse and death threats."

[6]

“Well, THAT was eye-opening,” she wrote about the barrage of hate mail, stressing that she was not connected with the article she tweeted, screenshots of the messages show.

[6]

“Any public figure is worth remembering in their totality even if that public figure is beloved and that totality unsettling,” she insisted.

[6]

She sent another tweet detailing some of the harassment — one of which included a screenshot of her work email highlighting the abuse she was getting, according to the reports.

[6]

Washington Post managing editor Tracy Grant confirmed to the Daily Mail that the political reporter was “placed on administrative leave” while the paper reviewed whether her Bryant tweets “violated The Post newsroom’s social media policy.”

[6]

“The tweets displayed poor judgment that undermined the work of her colleagues,” Grant told the news site.

[6]

Sonmez later deleted the offending messages.

[6]

References

[1]
Citation Linktwitter.comFelicia Sonmez on Twitter
Jul 27, 2018, 12:59 AM
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Citation Linkwashingtonpost.comProfile on The Washington Post
Jul 27, 2018, 1:13 AM
[3]
Citation Linkfacebook.comFelicia Sonmez on Facebook
Jul 27, 2018, 1:22 AM
[4]
Citation Linkinstagram.comFelicia Sonmez on Instagram
Jul 29, 2018, 9:52 PM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.nytimes.comWashington Post Suspends a Reporter After Her Tweets on Kobe Bryant
Jan 27, 2020, 7:33 PM
[6]
Citation Linknypost.comWashington Post suspends Felicia Sonmez after Kobe Bryant rape case tweets
Jan 27, 2020, 7:33 PM
[7]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comTrail Mix, April 4: Can Pennsylvania save Santorum?
Jan 28, 2020, 3:41 AM
[8]
Citation Linkwww.instagram.comFelicia Sonmez on Instagram
Jan 28, 2020, 3:41 AM
[9]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comGOP attack ads greet Obama as he campaigns in Virginia -- Tr
Jan 28, 2020, 3:42 AM
[10]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comThe upside to Mitt Romney's embrace of Donald Trump (Trail Mix, May 30)
Jan 28, 2020, 3:45 AM
[11]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHeadshot of Felicia Sonmez
Jan 28, 2020, 3:48 AM
[12]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comFelicia Sonmez live on C-SPAN
Jan 28, 2020, 3:48 AM
[13]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHeadshot of Felicia Sonmez
Jan 28, 2020, 3:53 AM
[14]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHeadshot of Felicia Sonmez
Jan 28, 2020, 3:54 AM
[15]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHeadshot of Felicia Sonmez
Jan 28, 2020, 4:06 AM
[16]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comTrail Mix -- Is Same-Sex Marriage a Lose-Lose Issue for Obama?
Jan 28, 2020, 4:07 AM