A British reporter had a big #MeToo scoop. Her editor killed it.

Posted Tuesday, May 30, 2023 10:54 am

Jane Bradley | The New York Times

Inside the Financial Times newsroom this winter, one of its star investigative reporters, Madison Marriage, had a potentially explosive scoop involving another newspaper.

A prominent left-wing columnist, Nick Cohen, had resigned from Guardian News & Media, and Ms. Marriage had evidence that his departure followed years of unwanted sexual advances and groping of female journalists.

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