In April, journalist Christie Smythe wrote those words to a federal judge about Martin Shkreli, the widely vilified former pharmaceutical executive who is serving a seven-year sentence on a fraud conviction. When asked if the Shkreli family knew about the Elle article, which Smythe participated in, she said: “Yeah, I think so. But, honestly, I don’t think any harm was done.”Bloomberg News said it had found no bias in Smythe’s coverage of Shkreli. “Ms Smythe’s conduct with regard to Mr Shkreli was not consistent with expectations for a Bloomberg journalist," a Bloomberg News spokesperson said. But then, she added, Shkreli “freaked out” when the possibility of her going public became more real.

Source: bd News24 December 22, 2020 03:45 UTC