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Katie Herzog @kittypurrzog . Jun 7 Someone just needs to put a live feed into the WaPo newsroom so we can watch it like a pandacam 106 330 4,816
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Breanna Muir Reply

Alex Thompson @AlexThomp. Jun 8 Wapo newsroom still tense today as Breanna Muir replies all to Sally Buzbee's note from yesterday. "Does our company social media policy not apply to Lisa Rein for telling Felicia Sonmez to stop on Twitter? In all honesty, her comment doesn't really sound collegial to me". Hi Sally, Does our company social media policy not apply to Lisa Rein for telling Felicia Sonmez to stop on Twitter? In all honesty, her comment doesn't really sound collegial to me. In the last year, we have enforced, through conversations, mediation and disciplinary measures, egregious violations of our social media policy, just as we have enforced our overall standards. As we have said, we plan to update the social media policy Until then, the current policy remains in effect. It states: When it comes to your colleagues, be constructive and collegial: If you have a question or concern about something that has been published, speak to your colleague directly. I don't understand how speaking out against sexism, discrimination and unequal treatment happening here in our newsroom is wrong? It is unjust, that our newsroom is falling to acknowledge and allowing the type of behavior. I thought the Washington Post took pride in telling the truth and would never try to cover it up. -Breanna Muir 417 996 341
Alex Thompson @AlexThomp. Jun 8 Wapo newsroom still tense today as Breanna Muir replies all to Sally Buzbee's note from yesterday. "Does our company social media policy not apply to Lisa Rein for telling Felicia Sonmez to stop on Twitter? In all honesty, her comment doesn't really sound collegial to me". Hi Sally, Does our company social media policy not apply to Lisa Rein for telling Felicia Sonmez to stop on Twitter? In all honesty, her comment doesn't really sound collegial to me. In the last year, we have enforced, through conversations, mediation and disciplinary measures, egregious violations of our social media policy, just as we have enforced our overall standards. As we have said, we plan to update the social media policy Until then, the current policy remains in effect. It states: When it comes to your colleagues, be constructive and collegial: If you have a question or concern about something that has been published, speak to your colleague directly. I don't understand how speaking out against sexism, discrimination and unequal treatment happening here in our newsroom is wrong? It is unjust, that our newsroom is falling to acknowledge and allowing the type of behavior. I thought the Washington Post took pride in telling the truth and would never try to cover it up. -Breanna Muir 417 996 341

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Sonmez Warms Up Fish

Bryan O'Nolan @BryanONolan I guarantee you that Felicia Sonmez warms up fish in the break room microwave. 10:13 AM Jun 8, 2022. Twitter Web App 72 Retweets 12 Quote Tweets 837 Likes :
Bryan O'Nolan @BryanONolan I guarantee you that Felicia Sonmez warms up fish in the break room microwave. 10:13 AM Jun 8, 2022. Twitter Web App 72 Retweets 12 Quote Tweets 837 Likes :

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Original Felicia Sonmez Tweet

Felicia Sonmez @feliciasonmez. Jun 3, 2022 Fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed! David Weigel Retweeted Cam Harless @hamcarless Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it's polar or sexual. 11:54 PM 6/1/22 Twitter for iPhone . 528 Retweets 115 Quote Tweets 4,347 Likes
Felicia Sonmez @feliciasonmez. Jun 3, 2022 Fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed! David Weigel Retweeted Cam Harless @hamcarless Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it's polar or sexual. 11:54 PM 6/1/22 Twitter for iPhone . 528 Retweets 115 Quote Tweets 4,347 Likes

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Del Real Response Thread

Jose A. Del Real @jdelreal Jun 5, 2022 Replying to @jdelreal As the only Mexican American reporter on the national desk, I know the sting of discriminatory systems firsthand. Anyone who wants you to believe they alone are trying to fix it is doing a disservice to the amazing team effort unfolding, of which I am proud to a part. 5/6 Jose A. Del Real @jdelreal I'll end where I began: Let's be kinder to each other. I really believe empathy is a necessary tool in this effort to improve our workplaces and our culture. We can all be better. I certainly will continue trying to be. 6/6 3:33 PM Jun 5, 2022 Ⓡ 1K Reply Share
Jose A. Del Real @jdelreal Jun 5, 2022 Replying to @jdelreal As the only Mexican American reporter on the national desk, I know the sting of discriminatory systems firsthand. Anyone who wants you to believe they alone are trying to fix it is doing a disservice to the amazing team effort unfolding, of which I am proud to a part. 5/6 Jose A. Del Real @jdelreal I'll end where I began: Let's be kinder to each other. I really believe empathy is a necessary tool in this effort to improve our workplaces and our culture. We can all be better. I certainly will continue trying to be. 6/6 3:33 PM Jun 5, 2022 Ⓡ 1K Reply Share

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I Wish I Had Been Your Mother Dave Weigel


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Shitposter Community Response

kim possible facts @kimpossiblefact people are really glossing over the real victim in this dave weigel controversy: humble shitposters like myself, whom dave will now have to think twice about before retweeting. 12:16 AM Jun 7, 2022 . Read the full conversation on Twitter 662 Reply Share
kim possible facts @kimpossiblefact people are really glossing over the real victim in this dave weigel controversy: humble shitposters like myself, whom dave will now have to think twice about before retweeting. 12:16 AM Jun 7, 2022 . Read the full conversation on Twitter 662 Reply Share

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Cam Harless Response

Cam Harless @hamcarless I mean, someone has to tweet the wrongthink for journalists to retweet and then apologize for, right? 10:01 PM Jun 6, 2022 91 Reply Share
Cam Harless @hamcarless I mean, someone has to tweet the wrongthink for journalists to retweet and then apologize for, right? 10:01 PM Jun 6, 2022 91 Reply Share

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In Support of Weigel


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Shitposting v. Harassment

Kendall Brown @kendallybrown It's interesting that so many men in media see Dave Weigel's pattern of misogynistic jokes & comments as just "shitposting" but see @feliciasonmez's public criticism of one of those jokes as "harassment". Saagar Enjeti @esaagar Just so we're all clear: Taylor Lorenz can literally lie and violate basic standards and gets no punishment. Felicia can leak her bosses emails..violate company policy and harass her coworkers and is good to go Dave Weigel shitposts and he's suspended w/o pay for a month 5:16 PM Jun 6, 2022 867 Reply Share
Kendall Brown @kendallybrown It's interesting that so many men in media see Dave Weigel's pattern of misogynistic jokes & comments as just "shitposting" but see @feliciasonmez's public criticism of one of those jokes as "harassment". Saagar Enjeti @esaagar Just so we're all clear: Taylor Lorenz can literally lie and violate basic standards and gets no punishment. Felicia can leak her bosses emails..violate company policy and harass her coworkers and is good to go Dave Weigel shitposts and he's suspended w/o pay for a month 5:16 PM Jun 6, 2022 867 Reply Share

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Support of Sonmez

Katie Martin @katiedimartin when I first saw @feliciasonmez criticizing that sexist retweet, I thought that she was right but it wasn't a big deal. the horrific backlash to her totally justified criticism, including ongoing harassment by her male colleague, proves just how right she was about sexism at wapo 7:46 PM Jun 5, 2022 . Ⓡ Read the full conversation on Twitter 794 Reply Share Read 144 replies
Katie Martin @katiedimartin when I first saw @feliciasonmez criticizing that sexist retweet, I thought that she was right but it wasn't a big deal. the horrific backlash to her totally justified criticism, including ongoing harassment by her male colleague, proves just how right she was about sexism at wapo 7:46 PM Jun 5, 2022 . Ⓡ Read the full conversation on Twitter 794 Reply Share Read 144 replies

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Sonmez, Different Rules For Different People

Felicia Sonmez @feliciasonmez · Jun 7, 2022 Replying to @feliciasonmez Are there "different rules for different people here?" Yes. We've known it for more than two years. We held three company-wide "listening sessions" on the issue in Feb. 2020, shortly before Post staffers began working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. 10/x Felicia Sonmez @feliciasonmez And honestly, we've known it for far longer than that. For years, Post employees have been raising concerns of unequal treatment of employees from different backgrounds, or of "stars" versus everyone else - not just when it comes to social media use. None of this is new. 11/x 9:57 AM Jun 7, 2022 Ⓡ 190 Reply Share
Felicia Sonmez @feliciasonmez · Jun 7, 2022 Replying to @feliciasonmez Are there "different rules for different people here?" Yes. We've known it for more than two years. We held three company-wide "listening sessions" on the issue in Feb. 2020, shortly before Post staffers began working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. 10/x Felicia Sonmez @feliciasonmez And honestly, we've known it for far longer than that. For years, Post employees have been raising concerns of unequal treatment of employees from different backgrounds, or of "stars" versus everyone else - not just when it comes to social media use. None of this is new. 11/x 9:57 AM Jun 7, 2022 Ⓡ 190 Reply Share

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