Bloomberg Fires Jennifer Jacobs After Breaking Embargo On Russian Hostage Story: REPORT
Media Industry,Russia,Prisoners,Evan Gershkovich,Bloomberg
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Bloomberg fired Jennifer Jacobs after the outlet allegedly broke an embargo on the prisoner swap that freed Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russian custody, New York Magazine’s Charlotte Klein reported Monday.
Jennifer Jacobs, who was the outlet’s senior White House reporter, co-wrote the story on the prisoner swap, however, the outlet published the story before he was officially free, breaking a White House embargo, according to NYMag.
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