Internal Inquiry at Channel 13 Following Reports That Its Washington Correspondent Stayed at a Lobbyist's Home

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Channel 13 management conducted an internal inquiry following a Haaretz investigation revealing that the channel's correspondent in the United States, Soleiman Massouda, stayed last month at the home of lobbyist J. Futlik. According to TheMarker and Haaretz, the Channel 13 News CEO told staff that the inquiry found the matter was a one-time lapse. According to TheMarker, Massouda made a very serious error of judgment and is aware of it.

According to Ice, Massouda stayed for about two weeks at Futlik's home, and CEO Tali Ben Ovadia sent a scathing letter to staff. According to TheMarker, Channel 13 argued that as a media outlet whose role is to scrutinize others, it is obligated to examine itself thoroughly as well.