ToplineLegal journalist Jeffrey Toobin was fired by the New Yorker Wednesday, weeks after he was suspended for unknowingly exposing himself during a videoconference with colleagues. Jeffrey Toobin attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Conversations with Tom Brokaw at the SAG-AFTRA ... [+] Foundation Robin Williams Center on October 7, 2016 in New York City. Condé Nast — which owns the New Yorker — conducted an internal investigation, and as a result, Toobin is no longer associated with the company, a spokesperson for the magazine told Forbes. Key BackgroundLast month, Toobin participated in a Zoom-based election simulation with his colleagues at the New Yorker and staffers from public radio station WNYC, Vice reported. Further ReadingReport: ‘New Yorker’ Writer Suspended After Unintentional Webcam Exposure (Forbes)Jeffrey Toobin Is Fired by The New Yorker (New York Times)

Source: Forbes November 11, 2020 23:14 UTC