Bodycam footage shadows NYT Russini piece, fueling newsroom scrutiny
TL;DR
The New York Times’ long profile of Dianna Russini relies on her account of a FaceTime incident to avoid a ticket, but newly released bodycam video shows that claim wasn’t true, raising questions about sourcing, why the video wasn’t obtained before publication, whether a correction is due, and how internal tensions with The Athletic may influence the reporting.
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- Local police chief explains officer’s decision to not ticket Dianna Russini NBC Sports
- Dianna Russini Was an N.F.L. ‘Insider.’ Was She Also Out of Bounds? The New York Times
- Exclusive: Cop allows NFL reporter Dianna Russini to name drop her way out of ticket The Center Square
- Dianna Russini didn’t FaceTime NFL coach to get out of ticket — but she did name-drop two New York Post
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