The saga of Olivia Nuzzi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and New York Journal has come to an finish. In a be aware to readers on Monday, the Vox Media-owned publication introduced that it was parting methods with its star political reporter after she admitted to an alleged affair with the previous presidential candidate.
“The journal and Nuzzi agreed that the very best course ahead is to half methods,” the assertion reads. “Nuzzi is a uniquely proficient author and we now have been proud to publish her work over her almost eight years as our Washington Correspondent. We want her the very best.”
CNN’s former media reporter, Oliver Darcy, was the primary to interrupt the information of Nuzzi and Kennedy’s entanglement on his Standing e-newsletter. Nuzzi, who had profiled Kennedy for a New York cowl story, was suspended whereas the journal carried out an inside survey of her work.
In an announcement given to The New York Occasions final month, Nuzzi characterised her relationship with Kennedy as “by no means bodily” and emphasised that she by no means used him as a supply. “I deeply remorse not doing so instantly and apologize to these I’ve disenchanted, particularly my colleagues at New York,” she added.
In its preliminary be aware to reader, New York stated that it had “discovered no inaccuracies nor proof of bias” in Nuzzi’s work. The journal subsequently enlisted an outdoor regulation agency, Davis Wright Tremaine, to conduct its personal assessment. In response to New York’s up to date assertion, the agency arrived on the similar conclusion.
