I think it's good that the reporter is showing multiple viewpoints. Rarely is there one canonical view in situations like this. The implications here are that t

I think it's good that the reporter is showing multiple viewpoints. Rarely is there one canonical view in situations like this. The implications here are that the Iterable board member had a personal discussion with a decision maker at Geodesic, and got the hint that they felt Zhu was disrespectful, which the board member attributed to the attire. The person familiar with Geodesic's thinking could be echoing the official line at Geodesic, as they know they are speaking with a reporter. The reporter shows both sides and stays neutral, letting us make up our minds ourselves.