W.Va. journalist let go after reporting on abuse allegations.
This undated photo shows former West Virginia Public Broadcasting reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely.
Knisely was let go from her job at WVPB on Dec. 20, 2022, after she wrote about the alleged abuse of people with disabilities at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services.
(Amelia Ferrell Knisely via AP) This undated photo shows former West Virginia Public Broadcasting reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia journalist lost her job last month after she reported about alleged abuse of people with disabilities within the state agency that runs West Virginia’s foster care and psychiatric facilities.
West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority chairman William H. File III said Antolini told the board “he was not coerced or pressured by anyone.”. »