The New York Post fired one of its crime writers following an internal investigation into a series of leaks from the newsroom, according to an Adweek story published Friday.
The leaks reportedly motivated the newspaper's editor-in-chief Col Allan to comb his newsroom in an effort to prevent his journalists from being sources for other publications, Adweek's Janon Fisher wrote.
On June 21, sources in the tabloid’s newsroom informed Adweek of the newsstand price increase from 50 cents to 75 cents. Adweek also released emails which indicated the paper’s top editor instructed reporters to compensate for the price hike with a bump in quality reporting.
“The editor has already said he will be looking for bylines to see who stepped it up and who didn't,” one memo read. Fisher reported that Allan was particularly irked about the leaked memos, another of which read: “The boss himself has put the order out that [the paper] will be even greater than usual.”
The Adweek report didn't include the reason for crime reporter John Doyle’s firing. Doyle’s last story appears to have been written on June 20, according to a Google News search — Adweek’s report on the paper’s price increase came a day later. An email sent to Doyle’s Post address was not immediately returned, though he declined comment to Adweek. A spokeswoman for the New York Post said the newspaper does not comment on personnel matters.
Fisher wrote both the story of Doyle’s firing and the article about the price increase, but it isn’t clear whether Doyle was one of the sources used in the subscription price increase story. Fisher did not immediately respond to an email from POLITICO.
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