Incoming Washington Post Editor Leaves Behind an AP Debacle - PRESS RUN
Here at LGF we are well aware that the clash of civilizations crowd commands vast armies of flying monkeys that can be unleashed to troll unwitting institutions and people at the snap of the appropriate one’s fingers, and that with the Israeli - Hamas conflict heated up those fingers are on high alert. Eric Boehlert outlines their latest evil deed.
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AP Apologizes but stands by the firing while stating it has employees backs?
Two weeks ago, the Washington Post announced with much fanfare that it was hiring Sally Buzbee to be the newspaper’s new editor. Arguably the second most important newspaper in America, the top Post position carries with it enormous responsibility. Buzbee will soon join the Post in June after she finishes up her current position as senior vice president and executive editor at the Associated Press, the world’s largest news outlet.
But suddenly Buzbee and the AP are facing a barrage of questions after the wire service fired a young reporter, Emily Wilder, last week. She became the target of a concerted right-wing smear campaign because of Pro-Palestinian tweets she had posted in college. (Wilder is Jewish.)
The episode is not only troubling for the AP, it’s also a problem for the Post, as it prepares for Buzbee’s arrival. The last thing the paper wanted during this key transition period, which followed an extensive, high-profile search for a new leader, was to be grappling with doubts about Buzbee’s leadership. But after watching the Winter debacle unfold last week at the AP, it’s impossible to not question the editor’s newsroom guidance. Post reporters must be wondering how many of them will soon be thrown under the bus by management if GOP activists target them with bogus claims of “bias.”
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