Felicia Sonmez
Felicia Sonmez is an American journalist. She began her career as a foreign correspondent in Beijing. In 2010, she joined The Washington Post as a political reporter. She is known for her social media activity, for which she was fired from the Post in June 2022. In 2023, she joined Blue Ridge Public Radio as the station's growth and development reporter. Career and education
Sonmez received a B.A. in government from Harvard College in 2005. After studying for the Foreign Service, Sonmez instead moved to Beijing to teach English where she began working for Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. She was a foreign correspondent in Beijing for Agence France-Presse and edited the China Real Time Report of the The Wall Street Journal. The Washington Post
In 2010, Sonmez joined The Washington Post as a political reporter. While a national political reporter for the Post in January 2020, Sonmez was placed on administrative leave after tweeting about the sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant shortly after his death. The Post later concluded that she did not violate its social media policy. Sonmez again drew attention in July 2021 after having sued The Washington Post, alleging that the paper had discriminated against her by blocking her from covering sexual assault cases after she came forward as a survivor. The lawsuit was subsequently dismissed with prejudice. Sonmez was then fired from the Washington Post in June 2022 after publicly criticizing a colleague, Dave Weigel,  on Twitter for retweeting a misogynistic joke made by YouTuber Cam Harless. Sonmez then criticized Weigel in a tweet of her own. Weigel subsequently apologized and was suspended for a month without pay. Sonmez's firing spurred debate over social media policies for reporters, after the termination letter accused her of "insubordination, maligning your coworkers online and violating the Post's standards on workplace collegiality and inclusivity". Sonmez sought arbitration through the Post Guild over her firing. Blue Ridge Public Radio 
In 2023, Sonmez joined Blue Ridge Public Radio as the station's growth and development reporter. Personal life 
Sonmez resides in Washington, D.C.

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American women journalists
The Washington Post journalists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American journalists
21st-century American women writers
Harvard College alumni