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Activist, fine-jewelry designer, OG blogger, ex-journalist (WSJ, CNN, People). Click #linkinbio for my weekly action newsletter. IG etc. is “wendybrandes”
Jun 25, 2018 7 tweets 2 min read
The NYT story about Ali Watkins and James Wolfe sure emphasizes the actions of the very young female reporter ... while making it sound like the much older, more powerful, married man who made the first move was somehow not making choices himself. The 2004 assault charges made by his first wife (including strangulation) were dropped ... if not he might not have been in the job where he thought it was okay to give a college student a Valentine’s Day card and pearl bracelet.