Bloomberg News is parting ways with the lead author of an article that incorrectly said Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had been released by Russia, among several disciplinary actions the news organization took after a review of the matter.
The Bloomberg article, which came out at 7:41 a.m. ET Thursday, was published while Gershkovich and other prisoners were still in Russian custody — en route to Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was later corrected to reflect the fact that the prisoners hadn’t been released yet at the time of publication.
Bloomberg News Editor in Chief John Micklethwait wrote in a note to staff on Monday that the article’s publication “could have endangered” the negotiated swap that freed Gershkovich and others.
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