Forbes Fired Top Editor After Discovering He Received Secret $6 Million Payment
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "Forbes fired its top editor after discovering he received a secret six million dollar payment or gift from a magazine partner and founder of a firm that does business with the publication. Following the firing, the Forbes CEO urged staff to stay focused on trusted journalism.
The story quieted without further definitive conclusions in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 17d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Top editor at Forbes magazine fired after taking undisclosed $6 million payment Inquirer.com · 55d ago broke it first
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