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New York journal says that its extremely regarded Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on go away after disclosing that she had a private relationship with a former reporting topic, violating the publication’s requirements.
The e-newsletter Status, which broke the story, and The New York Times each cite unnamed sources in figuring out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the opposite individual concerned with Nuzzi. New York journal and Nuzzi haven’t confirmed Kennedy’s involvement, and Kennedy mentioned in a press release that he had solely met her as soon as.
It’s an explosive improvement for the journal and Nuzzi, whose piece that includes an interview with Donald Trump, “Peering into Donald Trump’s Ear, and Soul,” was featured on its most up-to-date cowl.
In a be aware to readers revealed late Thursday, New York mentioned that if it had been conscious of the connection, Nuzzi wouldn’t have been permitted to cowl the presidential marketing campaign.
New York mentioned an inside evaluate of her work has discovered no inaccuracies or proof of bias, however that Nuzzi is on go away whereas a extra thorough third-party evaluate is undertaken.
“We remorse this violation of our readers’ belief,” the journal mentioned, and a spokeswoman had no additional remark. A spokesperson for Kennedy, who’s married to the actress Cheryl Hines, didn’t instantly return a message from The Associated Press.
Nuzzi mentioned in a press release to Status that in early 2024, the character of some communication between herself and a former reporting topic turned private.
“During that point, I didn’t instantly report on the topic nor use them as a supply,” she mentioned. “The relationship was by no means bodily however ought to have been disclosed to forestall the looks of a battle. I deeply remorse not doing so instantly and apologize to these I’ve dissatisfied, particularly my colleagues at New York.”
It was not instantly clear how and when Nuzzi’s bosses on the journal turned conscious of the connection.
Nuzzi wrote a narrative about Kennedy’s marketing campaign that was revealed final November, “The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign,” the place she described a harrowing automotive journey and temporary hike with Kennedy and his canine whereas interviewing him.
His title got here up in a March 2024 piece in The New York Times the place Nuzzi, Frank Bruni and Joe Klein mentioned the state of the marketing campaign on the time. “We’re forgetting or purposefully ignoring one thing reasonably vital about this election: It’s not a two-man race. It’s a three-man race,” Nuzzi mentioned, noting that on the time Kennedy was “polling competitively.”
Status quoted a consultant for Kennedy saying, “Mr. Kennedy solely met Olivia Nuzzi as soon as in her life for an interview she requested, which yielded successful piece.”
