A high-level reporter at the New York Times inadvertently flashed her colleagues during a Thursday morning Zoom call, prompting an editor leading the online gathering to scramble and remove her from the meeting, according to The Messenger.
The female reporter, who has not been named, did not realize her camera was on when she appeared on her colleagues’ video screens during morning deliberations with the paper’s editors. A person familiar with the meeting told The Messenger that the full-frontal did not appear to be intentional.
The Times has not yet acknowledged the incident or issued a statement.
New York Times staffer accidentally flashes her colleagues on Zoom call https://t.co/vfxyqPdTRB
— The Messenger (@TheMessenger) December 8, 2023
During the pandemic, online meetings became a staple of corporate industry as employees huddled at home while churning out their responsibilities and checking in with superiors. Though the latest incident is not the first involving members of the mainstream media, it seems to be the first involving a senior reporter.
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