Will Lewis, in several conversations, repeatedly and heatedly offered an exclusive interview about the Washington Post's future to NPR's David Folkenflik, in exchange for dropping a story on allegations that Lewis helped cover up the Murdoch hacking scandal in the UK. Folkenflik revealed that the exclusive interview eventually went to Puck's Dylan Byers.
So Will Lewis tried to bribe @davidfolkenflik with access in exchange for dropping a story: “Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” https://t.co/RReKDfFu07
Wow. @davidfolkenflik: “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” https://t.co/bNRD1pFcGK
Will Lewis repeatedly offered an exclusive interview about WaPo's future, in exchange for dropping a story on claims he helped cover up UK phone hacking scandal (@davidfolkenflik / NPR) https://t.co/n10z0uuGES https://t.co/ExkjPX9fYh
NPR's @davidfolkenflik reveals that Will Lewis tried to get him to kill his Murdoch hacking cover-up story by offering an exclusive interview on the Washington Post's future. That interview eventually went to Dylan Byers. https://t.co/AlxKtXZZUM https://t.co/rMhBLWnIl5
"In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations." That exclusive "appears to have gone to Puck’s @DylanByers." https://t.co/JWXKo68NuJ
"In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations." https://t.co/iirQMfEczr
JFC "In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations." https://t.co/3zEsNTrhvw
Heavy-handed moves by The Washington Post's new publisher, Will Lewis, have alienated and angered some of its talented staff; a course correction is in order (@sulliview / The Guardian) https://t.co/SpA3STOV16 https://t.co/UUT350w6OS
WaPo staffers say they are concerned that Will Lewis is trying to impose a new editorial vision without giving them clarity ahead of the contentious US election (NOTUS) https://t.co/Kq9kHA5Ag1 https://t.co/0AbHRuBLk4