Sachs told E&P "this nightmare" began last month. "I leave it to The Times to provide you the details of the false accusations that have been made," she wrote.
Times spokeswoman Catherine Mathis would not elaborate on the dismissal Friday, saying only that Sachs "is no longer in the employ of the company.” Mathis said Sachs, 53, became Istanbul bureau chief in March 2004, after five months heading the Baghdad bureau, where she was replaced by John Burns.
Sachs allegedly sent e-mails or letters to the wives of foreign correspondents Burns and Dexter Filkins, according to the New York Daily News.
In proclaiming her innocence, Sachs offered a lengthy defense of her work and experience as a reporter.
“The accusations against me have nothing to do with the credibility of my journalism, my writing or my reporting. I will say that in the 32 years I have been a journalist, I have never been accused of impropriety, let alone punished, suspended or fired,” the e-mail said. “My honesty in my personal life and in my professional life has never been questioned. I never would have imagined that, at the age of 53 and with a spotless record, such baseless accusations would threaten my reputation, my career, my livelihood and the livelihood of my dependents.”
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