by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2019
Des Moines Register fires reporter who found Carson King’s tweets over his own tweets
The Des Moines Register fired a reporter for tweets that broke the newspaper's guidelines on social media practice. The irony...
Social Media & Online Commenting
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2019
Reuters deletes tweet calling Kirsten Dunst ‘Spiderman’s girlfriend’
Actress Kirsten Dunst criticized Reuters for calling her "Spiderman's girlfriend." Reuters tweeted, "Kirsten Dunst, best known for her role as...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2019
NYT admits Mao Zedong tweet ‘lacked critical historical context’
The New York Times called Mao Zedong "one of history's great revolutionary figures." Now, the Times has deleted that claim,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2019
NYT deletes penis thrust ‘harmless fun’ Kavanaugh tweet
The New York Times wrote that "Having a penis thrust in your face at a drunken dorm party may seem...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2019
NPR producer resigns after offensive Hinduism tweet
NPR producer Furkan Khan resigned and apologized for a tweet insulting Hinduism. Khan tweeted Sept. 10, "If Indians give up...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2019
New York Times deletes Sept. 11 ‘planes took aim’ tweet
In a tweet about Wednesday's 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks, the New York Times wrote "airplanes took...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2019
Bret Stephens quits Twitter after complaining about professor’s bedbug tweet
Yet another New York Times staffer has caused controversy on Twitter this month. Earlier this month, the Times demoted editor...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2019
NYT editor deletes ‘be less anti-Semitic’ tweet, apologizes
New York Times editor Tom Wright-Piersanti apologized for offensive tweets. Problematic tweets, flagged by Breitbart, included saying on New Year's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2019
NYT demotes Jonathan Weisman over social media posts
The New York Times demoted editor Jonathan Weisman after problematic tweets including his tweeted private message to author Roxane Gay,...