saraking-abadi.bsky.social
Freelance journalist in the Canadian Rockies. Part-time program coordinator with the Canadian Association of Journalists. www.sarakingabadi.com
👤 Joined on 20 November 2025
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@skabadi.bsky.social@skabadi.bsky.social → @saraking-abadi.bsky.socialI’ll also add that most of the heat should be directed at USA Today, but the journalists who participated in this breach of ethics also made a choice. Organizations are made up of people. We can’t absolve the people who do harm on the behalf of an organization.
Show PostA lot of people in the comments are mentioning that USA Today is owned by Gannett. One of my big concerns is that *every* Gannett-owned newsroom might have access to my interview now. I will never interview with any of them again.
Show PostAs an expert on sexual violence, I have to add that these ethical violations are a nightmare for interviews on sensitive subjects. I would never recommend ANY survivor goes public with their story at an outlet that would do this to them.
Show PostI can’t imagine any off the record remarks were removed from the audio recording before it was shared—including before it was potentially uploaded into an AI service.
Show PostAs an update for anyone who isn’t digging through the comments: I found more articles by USA Today journalists I’ve never met. There are THREE that used quotes from my interview recording—including many quotes that were never publicly published anywhere else.
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