AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - The Athletic concludes Russini broke newsroom standards but found limited bias in Vrabel coverage
The Athletic's five-month investigation into former NFL insider Dianna Russini found she violated the outlet's standards by failing to disclose her relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, but stopped short of proving her reporting was tainted. Mike Semel, The Athletic's editorial director for standards and editorial quality, reviewed 903 stories, 77 videos, and 204 podcast […] The post The Athletic concludes Russini broke newsroom standards but found limited bias in Vrabel coverage appeared first on American Almanac .
The Athletic's five-month investigation into former NFL insider Dianna Russini found she violated the outlet's standards by failing to disclose her relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, but stopped short of proving her reporting was tainted. Mike Semel, The Athletic's editorial director for standards and editorial quality, reviewed 903 stories, 77 videos, and 204 podcast episodes carrying Russini's byline. He interviewed roughly 14 of her colleagues and compared the outlet's coverage of Vrabel and his teams against reporting from rival publications. The conclusion: Russini was "noncompliant" with company policy, but the bulk of her work held up under scrutiny. That split verdict captures the awkward position The Athletic, owned…Open