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NYT should not have fired Lauren @Wolfe321, especially when other journos at the paper have done far worse recently and kept their jobs.
Knee-jerk firings in response to online harassment campaigns only further embolden harassers — and put ALL journalists at risk. https://twitter.com/jshahryar/status/1353124692069019649
Knee-jerk firings in response to online harassment campaigns only further embolden harassers — and put ALL journalists at risk. https://twitter.com/jshahryar/status/1353124692069019649
Most news orgs are still struggling with their social media policies, letting many bad tweets go unpunished while cracking down hard on others in response to targeted harassment campaigns.
It’s wrong and needs to stop. Policies should be applied fairly, and ...
It’s wrong and needs to stop. Policies should be applied fairly, and ...
...if a tweet truly crosses the line, it should lead to a discussion with editors, not a scramble to fire the writer due to fear.
The person most harmed in this case, obviously, is @Wolfe321. But every time a news org caves to an online harassment campaign, we’re all less safe.
The person most harmed in this case, obviously, is @Wolfe321. But every time a news org caves to an online harassment campaign, we’re all less safe.
