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Nancy's avatar

Blown away that House in Habit is still relevant to anyone. What a couple of pathetic peas in a pod that truly don't have ethical standards.

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Emily Suyat's avatar

Agreed. She’s highlighting Alex Jones today. In what planet is this even remotely acceptable

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Melissa Taylor's avatar

“Now the Post is citing House in Habit, a well known, exceptionally biased and not respected figure in the biz.” 🔥🔥🔥

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Emily Lynn Paulson's avatar

House in Habit being “blindsided” by this is my favorite part. You idolized a grifter…this is your prize 🏆

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Lyndsay Danino's avatar

Indeed!

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Sara Garcia's avatar

Exactly!

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Alexis Paz's avatar

I vaguely remembered the House in Habit account and I couldn’t remember why. Big yikes when I went to her page! Propaganda no joke!

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Nancy's avatar

Right? Like I think we all maybe have that moment of "oh she is posting about Britany in real time" only to quickly realize it's all a big yikes page. I always cringe when I see another old like HS friend on that profile.

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Joseph C Simmons's avatar

Excellent write-up. I do kind of think it's much ado about nothing. Perhaps a bored husband and a naive 31-year-old exchanging texts that gave each other dopamine. Still, it was inappropriate for the married man, and unethical for the journalist.

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Kathleen Ruby's avatar

She’s been playing in the “big leagues” for several years, and on the White House beat. I don’t think naiveté was her challenge. It was unethical and she knew it was unethical. She made posts earlier complaining that Hollywood always mis-portrayed female journalists as sleeping with their subjects for access. She was a 31 year old, sophisticated, highly lauded journalist who knew better and gambled her position. She lost! And did damage to other female reporters who take ethics seriously. I completed a journalism degree. Avoiding relationships with sources is top of the journalistic ethics list, engrained in all journalists-in-training.

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Emily Suyat's avatar

On Sunday HIH was doing her conspiracy best, saying that it was basically a one-sided stalker situation, that RFK Jr wanted nothing to do with Olivia. In HIH ig stories on that same day there was a prominent tribute to Cheryl on her bday. So biased, completely wack, and I hate that she has such a massive platform.

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Vicki's avatar

I had completely forgotten about House in Habit, until you mentioned her on your Instagram. So I had to check her out, and then I quickly left her page! Yikes! But yeah, RFK Jr is just a mess and so weird. I have no words for all of the stories about him.

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Sonya's avatar

When I first read the title I saw it as "The RFK Jr. Explained" and I was like wow Emily is this even possible? And then I re-read and laughed. Also do you think HIH is seething that someone had more "journalistic" relationship with him than she did?

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Shana's avatar

1) “Digital” affair? Ew. 🤣 2) I am far more disappointed in her than in him, because she’s smarter and saner than he is and I have kind of lost my ability (through overuse) to be disappointed by white dudes, esp. shady grifty ones. Olivia. Honey. No.

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Rachel Rhame's avatar

I keep trying to read more about this because it's just so CRAZY and I can't make sense of it (like what? why? how? why again?). think that there just isn't that much more to the story. It's just weird.

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