New York Post business reporter Josh Kosman has been suspended after he accused the paper’s editor in chief of spiking a story for political reasons, writes Charlie Nash of Mediaite.
Nash reports, “After his article kept getting delayed for publication, Kosman reportedly received an email from the New York Post’s political editor saying, ‘There’s no good way to say this, so I’ll just say it: KP [Keith Poole] spiked the story.’
“The email continued, ‘I sent him the most recent copy and his response was ‘Nope. Not running this’ in a way that made clear there was no changing his mind… I’m very sorry. I thought we had the story… but sometimes decisions are made above my pay grade.’
“Just two weeks later, Kosman was told by the New York Post’s business editor that he would ‘either have to submit to a performance improvement plan, or take some time to seek another job,’ Breaker co-founder Lachlan Cartwright reported.”
Read more here. Kosman has been at the Post for 16 years and previously was editor in chief of Mergermarket and a senior writer at The Deal.
