Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee sent out a second all-hands email on Tuesday in response to the continued Twitter drama with reporters Felicia Sonmez and Dave Weigel.
From Oliver Darcy:
“New: @SallyBuzbee sends stern memo to WaPo staff, reiterating newsroom’s values against ‘racist or sexist behavior’ and saying that ‘we do not tolerate colleagues attacking colleagues either face to face or online.'”
New: @SallyBuzbee sends stern memo to WaPo staff, reiterating newsroom's values against "racist or sexist behavior" and saying that "we do not tolerate colleagues attacking colleagues either face to face or online." pic.twitter.com/E2bpiFCCyS
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 7, 2022
And she reiterated that the Washington Post “will enforce our polices and standards,” whatever that means:
Buzbee to staff: "To be clear: We will enforce our policies and standards."
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 7, 2022
Sonmez called out management — again — earlier today:
Precisely. https://t.co/1WY3vZFWb2
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) June 7, 2022
To all the folks out there who are following this story, please don’t be distracted by the (truly staggering) bile and hate and attempts to make this yet another “cancel culture” tale.
It’s about a company where internal pleas for change have gone unheeded for a long, long time.
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) June 7, 2022
Multiple Washington Post journos are now quote-tweeting Darcy’s post with weirdly similar messages containing the words “collegial” and “collaborative” which were used in Buzbee’s first email to staff:
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The Post is not perfect. No institution is. But I’m proud to work here. I love coming to work (almost) every single day, and knowing that my colleagues are collegial, collaborative and fun humans — not to mention talented journalists — who are always striving to do better. https://t.co/lbI8hqsFQ9
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) June 7, 2022
And from others:
Several WaPo reporters tweeting after @SallyBuzbee's memo that, while the institution isn't perfect, they are proud to work for the paper. Here are a few. pic.twitter.com/y3bxGpmveN
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 7, 2022
LOL. What’s really going on?
"Are we not #collegial and #collaborative and most of all, fun?" pic.twitter.com/axEQS5KFZc
— Mike Glenn (@mrglenn) June 7, 2022
So, is it “like a script handed down by a cult leader?”
This is just weird and creepy. Why are they all posting identical language about how proud they are to work at the Washington Post, like from a script handed down by a cult leader? pic.twitter.com/t8VhQLtDI2
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 7, 2022
But wait, there’s more!
They're still doing this. More and more: all saying exactly the same thing with the exact same words, publicly professing their love for the Washington Post in identical language. This is not healthy behavior. Why are they doing this? pic.twitter.com/f2iG5JoFL4
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 7, 2022
Or, is it actually journos dunking on Felicia Sonmez and supporting Buzbee:
They're tweeting this account because it's about the email their editor sent out telling people to be collegial, and they're signaling they support the editor in sending that message
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) June 7, 2022
Yep. It is “bizarre”:
I suppose this is how these WashPost reporters have decided to condemn @FeliciaSonmez for her 5 days of maniacal attacks on her colleagues and attempt to get several fired, but it's bizarre how they all use the same coordinated cryptic language and waited this long. Cowardly.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 7, 2022
Oh, it’s going to get worse, too:
Any of the media reporters gonna note how conspicuous it is that the person out attacking her colleagues and name checking post management — and not for the first time — was not disciplined in any way? https://t.co/9vPxd9CDqz
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) June 7, 2022
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