With Felicia Sonmez’s firing, The Washington Post sent a message: Be nice when a man displays a bit of sexism. Or be quiet.

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Tameez, Hanaa'. "With Felicia Sonmez’s firing, The Washington Post sent a message: Be nice when a man displays a bit of sexism. Or be quiet.." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 Jun. 2022. Web. 22 Mar. 2025.

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Tameez, H. (2022, Jun. 14). With Felicia Sonmez’s firing, The Washington Post sent a message: Be nice when a man displays a bit of sexism. Or be quiet.. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/with-felicia-sonmezs-firing-the-washington-post-sent-a-message-be-nice-when-a-man-displays-a-bit-of-sexism-or-be-quiet/

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Tameez, Hanaa'. "With Felicia Sonmez’s firing, The Washington Post sent a message: Be nice when a man displays a bit of sexism. Or be quiet.." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 14, 2022. Accessed March 22, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/with-felicia-sonmezs-firing-the-washington-post-sent-a-message-be-nice-when-a-man-displays-a-bit-of-sexism-or-be-quiet/.

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