Bloomberg Reporter Fired Over Breaking Embargo On Evan Gershkovich's Release: Reports
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Officials had asked news outlets to delay publishing until the journalist was officially off the plane from Russia.
Jennifer Jacobs, one of the two Bloomberg reporters who wrote the story that broke the embargo on Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s release from Russian prison, has been fired, according to several reports.
On Friday, New York Magazine reported that Bloomberg broke the embargo set by the White House by several hours when it published a story that Gershkovich was part of a prisoner swap.
Officials, fearing Russia reversing the deal, asked news outlets to delay publishing until Gershkovich was officially off the plane.
On Monday morning, John Micklethwait, Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, reportedly sent staff an email saying that the outlet has taken disciplinary action against a “number of those involved” in breaking the embargo.
“Even if our story mercifully ended up making no difference, it was a clear violation of the editorial standards which have made this newsroom so trusted around the world,” the email reads.
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