Top News:
New York Times:
Nexta Telegram channel founder Roman Protasevich arrested as Belarus, under orders from Lukashenko, sends fighter jet and forces Ryanair flight to land in Minsk — The dissident, Roman Protasevich, co-founded a Telegram channel that is a popular opposition outlet in Belarus.
Discussion:
@ryanairpress, @lizsly, @gitanasnauseda, @franakviacorka, Financial Times, @tsihanouskaya, @vonderleyen, New York Times, @thomasvlinge, New York Times, The Guardian, Insider, Poynter, Washington Post, @primeministergr, @ingridasimonyte, @krisjaniskarins, @tadeuszgiczan, @cdeloire, Fast Company, @anneapplebaum, DW.COM, @sarahemclaugh, @kenroth, Bloomberg, @jimsciutto, Glenn Greenwald, New York Post, Politico, CNN, @jeffjarvis, United States Senate Committee …, @anthony, @lionelbarber, @maxseddon, @agnescallamard, United States Department …, Reuters, Foreign Policy, Politico, Washington Post, @mollyjongfast, Lucian Truscott Newsletter, The Week, @denismacshane, @brianklaas, @nytimesworld, @billbrowder, @kenroth, @lotteleicht1, The Morning Dispatch, @nytgraphics, @iyervval, @stavridisj, @cbcchrisbrown, @reedbrody, @sevaut, @iyad_elbaghdadi, @ruskin147, @ivohdaalder, @simoncoveney, @lisanandy, @edgarsrinkevics, @raydubicki, @bopanc, @billbrowder, @matinastevis, @flyingwithsara, @lugaricano, @vladdavidzon, @linkeviciusl, @bryvkin, @billbrowder, The Daily Beast, @carlzimmer, @g_boccaletti, @mathieuvonrohr, @christopherjm, @mikebutcher, @chrismurphyct, @arjunbasu, @tashecon, @antontroian, @guyverhofstadt, @thinink, @juliaangwin, @charlesarthur, @tadeuszgiczan, @radeksikorski, @josepborrellf, @glandsbergis, @josepborrellf, @ndkirschmann, @avindman, @davidcoltart, @evanchill, @sashachavkin, @kshahrooz, @wiczipedia, @donie, @erinburnett, @jesselynradack, @biannagolodryga, @phastidio, @maxseddon, @j_bertolotti, @ncweaver, @davmicrot, @michaeldweiss, @cjcmichel, @xsovietnews, @b_nishanov, @christopherjm, @repmeijer, @maxseddon, @dethveggie, @mitchprothero, @jamesrbuk, @christopherjm, @biannagolodryga, @danielrhamilton, @bobrae48, @andrewkimmel, @vloracitaku, @sovietsergey, @nycsouthpaw, Bloomberg, @marcburleigh, @jason_kint, @henryjfoy, @asluhn, @tadeuszgiczan, The Guardian, Slate, BBC, APOLLO NETWORK Newsletter, The Republican Standard, ABC News, The Sun, Voice of America, TASS, Mirror.co.uk, euronews and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Discussion:
@ryanairpress: Our FR4978 flight has landed safely in Vilnius at 19:25hrs UK time (21:25hrs local time). Here is Ryanair's statement on today's diversion to Minsk Airport 👇 https://twitter.com/...
Liz Sly / @lizsly: UPDATE: Ryanair has now amended its statement on the abduction of the Belarus journalist from its plane in Minsk. “Nothing untoward” has been changed to “an act of aviation piracy.” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@gitanasnauseda: Unprecedented event! A civilian passenger plane flying to Vilnius was forcibly landed in #Minsk. Belarusian political activist & founder of @NEXTA_EN was on the plane. He is arrested. 🇧🇾 regime is behind the abhorrent action. I demand to free Roman Protasevič urgently!
@franakviacorka: BREAKING! The regime landed @Ryanair plane, which was flying from Athens to Vilnius,in order to arrest the famous Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich. In Belarus, he faces the death penalty. Belarus has seized a plane,put passengers in danger, in order to repress an opponent https://twitter.com/...
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / @tsihanouskaya: The regime forced the landing @Ryanair plane in Minsk to arrest journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich. He faces the death penalty in Belarus. We demand immediate release of Raman, @ICAO investigation, and sanctions against Belarus. https://twitter.com/...
Ursula von der Leyen / @vonderleyen: It is utterly unacceptable to force @Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk. ALL passengers must be able to continue their travel to Vilnius immediately and their safety ensured. Any violation of international air transport rules must bear consequences.
Thomas van Linge / @thomasvlinge: #Belarus: insta-stories by one of the passengers on board #FR4978. Protasevich apparently begged the @Ryanair crew not to hand him over. They told him “we have no choice, it's in Ryanair legal agreements” https://twitter.com/...
Ivan Nechepurenko / New York Times: Belarus Scrambles Jet to Force Down Plane Carrying Dissident
Insider: A routine commercial flight from Athens to Lithuania spiraled into a dramatic international incident that has world leaders outraged. Here's what happened, and why it's a huge deal.
Tom Jones / Poynter: The Associated Press fired a reporter over social media use — and what it means for other news outlets
Prime Minister GR / @primeministergr: The forced landing of a commercial plane to detain a journalist is an unprecedented, shocking act. We demand all passengers' immediate release. Tomorrow's #EUCO must address the need to step up pressure on Belarus. Enough is enough.
@ingridasimonyte: Passengers and crew of Ryanair flight en route from Athens to Vilnius have been put in danger - when forcibly landed in Minsk. We demand that the plane and passengers be allowed to fly to Vilnius immediately!
@krisjaniskarins: Concerning reports about forced landing of @Ryanair flight in Minsk and safety of all the passengers. We call for independent international investigation of this incident and immediate release of Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich arrested on this flight.
Tadeusz Giczan / @tadeuszgiczan: What we know so far: KGB operatives boarded the plane in Athens this morning together with Roman Protasevich (he noticed dodgy-looking ppl taking pics of him at the gate). Then when the plane has entered Belarus airspace KGB officers initiated a fight with the Ryanair crew (1/2)
Christophe Deloire / @cdeloire: What happened may seem extravagant, in reality it is extremely serious. Hijacking a plane to arrest a journalist is pushing state treachery to the extreme. We expect from the international community sanctions commensurate with this perfidy. #PressFreedom #Belarus https://twitter.com/...
Michael Grothaus / Fast Company: Belarus condemned by global leaders after forced landing of Ryanair flight carrying journalist
Anne Applebaum / @anneapplebaum: The Belarus government has forced down a commercial airplane flying over its territory in order to arrest a passenger - an opposition journalist. This is state-sponsored hijacking. https://twitter.com/...
Sarah McLaughlin / @sarahemclaugh: Mrs. Lincoln took part in a night at the theater. Following a delay, she departed the theater safely after the performance. https://twitter.com/...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: A new low for Belarus President Lukashenko: his forces endanger a commercial jet flying over its territory to force it down and arrest a dissident journalist on board. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jim Sciutto / @jimsciutto: And the costs are clearly survivable. If Russia can poison and then jail its main opposition leader (and throw others out windows), Belarus calculates it can hijack a plane to arrest its own. And the cycle goes on. https://twitter.com/...
Glenn Greenwald: As Anger Toward Belarus Mounts, Recall the 2013 Forced Landing of Bolivia's Plane to Find Snowden
Emily Jacobs / New York Post: US condemns Belarus over opposition journalist's arrest after forced landing
CNN: Founder of Nexta Telegram channel, which covered Belarus protests, arrested in Minsk after passenger plane was forced to land, allegedly after a fake bomb scare
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: The mother of Roman Protasevich to @derspiegel: “I ask the world community to influence this insane regime. As a mother, I ask, I implore you.” https://twitter.com/...
Senator Bob Menendez / United States Senate Committee …: Chairman Menendez and European Allies Condemn Lukashenka Regime for Intercepting Civilian Flight to Arrest Journalist
@anthony: Belarus secret service agents also believed to be on the diverted plane, says Ryanair's Michael O'Leary, calls it a state-sponsored hijacking https://www.wsj.com/...
Lionel Barber / @lionelbarber: A brazen act of air piracy which demands a response, starting with demands for the freeing of the targeted dissident blogger. Failure to act by EU will render all journalists and critics of Belarus fair game for the regime https://www.ft.com/...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: Even by the standards of Belarus' crackdown, this story is nuts. Lukashenko personally forced an EU plane flying between EU capitals to land just so Belarus could arrest a dissident. A huge test for EU foreign policy. with @JamesShotter and @rmilneNordic https://www.ft.com/...
Agnes Callamard / @agnescallamard: Forcing a plane to land, on false pretense (a bomb threat), so that a journalist could be arbitrarily arrested: this is how far #Belarus is prepared to go in its repression. https://www.ft.com/...
Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State: Diversion of Ryanair Flight to Belarus and Arrest of Journalist
Shawn Pogatchnik / Politico: Ryanair CEO calls Belarus landing a ‘state-sponsored hijacking’
Washington Post: E.U. promises swift retaliation after Belarus forces airliner to land and detains dissident
Molly Jong-Fast / @mollyjongfast: This is fucked up https://twitter.com/...
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Lucian Truscott Newsletter: Ryanair flight forced down by military jets in Belarus
Peter Weber / The Week: Lithuania is investigating Belarus for potential terrorism over ‘state hijacking’ of RyanAir jet
Denis MacShane / @denismacshane: Well said https://twitter.com/...
Brian Klaas / @brianklaas: This is a crucial point. What happened in Belarus is being watched closely by authoritarian despots around the world. Can you get away with forcing down a civilian aircraft with a fighter jet to arrest someone? The West needs to ensure that the answer is a resounding “No.” https://twitter.com/...
@nytimesworld: Belarus said its president gave an “unequivocal order” to make the plane, carrying Roman Protasevich, do a U-turn and land. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Bill Browder / @billbrowder: Ryanair's statement fails to mention that 6 people didn't continue on to Vilnius: Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition journalist and his girlfriend who were detained, and four mysterious Russians who decided to end their trip on Minsk. https://twitter.com/...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: The Belarus pretext — to address a security threat rather than to arrest a dissident — isn't even credible for its forced down of the Ryanair jet. The jet was already nearer its destination in Vilnius than it was to Minsk where it was forced to land. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Lotte Leicht / @lotteleicht1: Incredible. #Lukashenko's thuggish regime force a commercial plane -en route from one #EU state to another EU state- to land in #Belarus .. for the purpose of arresting a critical journalist on board the airliner. End impunity. #JusticeMatters. https://www.nytimes.com/...
NYT Graphics / @nytgraphics: Belarus sent a fighter jet to intercept a European airliner traveling through its airspace and ordered the plane to land, where a prominent opposition journalist aboard was seized, provoking international outrage. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra / @iyervval: Not unprecedented- in 2010 Iranians did the same to an Emirati plane from Dubai to Bishkek capturing & executing AbdolMalek Rigi. ZERO action against Iran. Notice despite the fury nobody is citing the exact law that prevents a first freedom flight from being forced to land https://twitter.com/...
@stavridisj: This is beyond outrageous. The international community must take decisive action to demonstrate that this behavior utterly unacceptable. The alternative is to surrender international air travel to the whim of dictators. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Chris Brown / @cbcchrisbrown: This is an incredible story that's unfolding ... https://twitter.com/...
@reedbrody: Reminds me of when the US forced down the plane of #Bolivia president Evo Morales in #Austria in its hunt for whistleblower #EdwardSnowden @snowden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Seva / @sevaut: I see people claiming that Lukashenko is acting on Putin's orders and folks, Lukashenko does not need anyone's orders to do insane idiotic things
@iyad_elbaghdadi: This is an extremely dangerous precedent for all journalists, activists, and journalists in the entire world. If this is allowed to pass without serious - and I mean *serious* - consequence, then it's no less dangerous than the precedent set by the 2018 Khashoggi murder
Rory Cellan-Jones / @ruskin147: Terrifying thread https://twitter.com/...
Ivo Daalder / @ivohdaalder: Outrageous actions by Belarus to force down civilian plane flying from Athens to Vilnius requires strong, concerted action by US and EU, including new sanctions and banning flights from Belarus. https://twitter.com/...
Simon Coveney / @simoncoveney: It is utterly unacceptable. This is an Irish Airline with EU citizens on board, forced to land in Minsk, while travelling between EU cities. A strong an united response from EU needed. EU inaction or indecision will be taken as weakness by Belarus. @dfatirl https://twitter.com/...
Lisa Nandy / @lisanandy: Intercepting a civilian airliner to detain a journalist is appalling, dangerous, and illegal. It imperils the freedoms of the air and freedom of speech. The Belarus government must face serious consequences. https://twitter.com/...
@edgarsrinkevics: This is completely unacceptable and contrary to the international law. Plane and ALL passangers must be released immediately and should continue to their destination. International reaction must be strong and effective https://twitter.com/...
Ray Dubicki / @raydubicki: Not that you needed more to pay attention to, but keep an eye on Belarus. Forcing down a civilian flight with a sham terrorist attack in order to arrest a journalist is bad stuff. https://twitter.com/...
Bojan Pancevski / @bopanc: A Ryanair airliner flying between two EU/Nato countries was hijacked and escorted by warplane on the personal order of Belarus's dictator to kidnap a dissident. How will Europe respond? https://www.nytimes.com/...
Bill Browder / @billbrowder: Correction: the Belarusian opposition journalist arrested on the commandeered Ryanair flight faces the death penalty! https://twitter.com/...
Matina Stevis-Gridneff / @matinastevis: Paul Rusesabagina, a Belgian national & Rwandan dissident accused of “terrorism” by Rwandan govt, was lured on to a Greek-operated private plane bound for Burundi. He was forcibly taken to Kigali, jailed instead. Lawlessness in the skies has precedent for EU citizens too.
Sara Nelson / @flyingwithsara: Deeply concerning reports coming out of a Belarus that the government there essentially hijacked a Ryan Air flight, forced it to land and then arrested a journalist onboard https://twitter.com/...
Luis Garicano / @lugaricano: Dear Mme @vonderleyen This kidnapping shows that the dictators-first Putin, then Erdogan, now Alexandr Lukashenko have discovered there is nothing behind our “we condemn” and our “we strongly condemn”. Let's save ourselves the words now, and take action. https://twitter.com/...
Vladislav Davidzon / @vladdavidzon: French, Belgian, Greek, Romanian and almost a hundred Lithuanian citizens have been taken hostage after Belarus hijacks plane in midair to capture a political opponent. https://twitter.com/...
Linas Linkevicius / @linkeviciusl: It just turned out that Pratasevich was detained at #Minsk airport. All this reckless and lawless ‘operation’ by 🇧🇾 special services deserves strong response, not just condemnation. One can't use airspace controlled by regime criminals. https://twitter.com/...
Boris Ryvkin / @bryvkin: von der Leyen to Lukashenko: all passengers must be able to continue their travel to Vilnius immediately! Lukashenko to von der Leyen (who he regards as utterly impotent): have a carrot. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Bill Browder / @billbrowder: Truly shocking and unprecedented: Ryanair flight carrying Belarusian journalist critical of the regime forced to land in Minsk. The journalist was subsequently arrested and faces 15 years in prison. A true nightmare. This is why I'll never fly over Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast: Girlfriend of Belarusian Activist Also Snatched From Hijacked Commercial Flight
Carl Zimmer / @carlzimmer: Belarus Forces Down Plane Carrying Dissident and Seizes Him https://www.nytimes.com/...
Giulio Boccaletti / @g_boccaletti: This is insane. A civilian passenger plane of a European airline forcibly landed. No one is safe if @EU_Commission tolerates a dictator and autocrat at its gates hijacking a plane. It must respond. https://twitter.com/...
Mathieu von Rohr / @mathieuvonrohr: #Ryanair leave out of their statement that one of their customers was kidnapped in #Minsk by state authorities https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Miller / @christopherjm: Reaction from the Belarusian opposition leader in exile who'd have likely won last year's presidential election if it hadn't been rigged. She's asking for an international response, including further sanctions against Lukasheno's regime. https://twitter.com/...
Mike Butcher / @mikebutcher: The head of Russia Today: “I have never envied Lukashenko. But now i do. A beautiful performance by Bat'ka” - translates like “Daddy” #Protasevich https://twitter.com/...
Chris Murphy / @chrismurphyct: Just a run of the mill unscheduled 7 hour layover in Minsk for a journalist kidnapping. Sorry for the inconvenience! Apply online for a voucher! https://twitter.com/...
Arjun Basu / @arjunbasu: Wow. This is nuts. https://twitter.com/...
Timothy Ash / @tashecon: No plane is safe flying over Belarus airspace after this. https://twitter.com/...
Anton Troianovski / @antontroian: A Russian MP's reaction to the Ryanair forced landing today: “A brilliant special operation.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Guy Verhofstadt / @guyverhofstadt: This is big ! International community must condemn this hostile act & demand his immediate release. Time for EU to step up sanctions ! https://twitter.com/...
Thin / @thinink: What the actual eff? This is going to embolden the world's dictators even more... https://www.nytimes.com/...
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: This is horrifying and will transform the threat models for journalism - and global air travel - if it goes unchallenged. https://twitter.com/...
Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur: Fine while Lukashenko was just imprisoning people inside his country. Now he's detaining overflying jets? Things are going to change. Of course, have to hope this isn't Gavrilo Princip's sandwich. https://twitter.com/...
Tadeusz Giczan / @tadeuszgiczan: MiG-29 of the Belarusian Air Force has returned to the airbase in Baranovichi after successfully intercepting Ryanair Athens-Vilnius flight and forcing it to land in Minsk. The plane with 171 passengers on board still hasn't been released. https://twitter.com/...
Radek Sikorski Mep / @radeksikorski: This is a dangerous precedent for travellers everywhere. I shall be tabling a resolution @Europarl_EN to expel Belorus from @ICAO and impose other sanctions until Mr Pratasevicz is freed and the guilty of this outrageous act of state terrorism are punished. https://twitter.com/...
Josep Borrell Fontelles / @josepborrellf: We hold the government of Belarus responsable for the security of all passengers and the aircraft. ALL passengers must be able to continue their travel immediately. (2/2)
Gabrielius Landsbergis / @glandsbergis: Disturbing news regarding @Ryanair plane from Athens to Vilnius forced landing in Minsk. Working with international partners to secure safe passage back to Vilnius for all passengers.
Josep Borrell Fontelles / @josepborrellf: Closely following developments around today's @Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius, which was forced to land in Minsk over an alleged security threat. This is totally inadmissible. (1/2)
ND Kirsch / @ndkirschmann: Whelp, definitely NOT taking Ryanair this summer. Seriously, how does this happen? The EU and US need to slap (more) sanctions on these clowns. https://twitter.com/...
Alexander S. Vindman / @avindman: Good thread on events in Belarus. Yes, the Gov. of Belarus forcing down a Ryanair flight to detain an opponent is a Human Right violation. Yes, this was a terror act. It is also violation on international norms with grave implications for vital US national interests. https://twitter.com/...
David Coltart / @davidcoltart: Belarus President Scrambles Jet to Force Down Plane Carrying Dissident . Tyrants are the same the world over. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Evan Hill / @evanchill: Belarus appears to have staged a snatch operation to force a commercial aircraft flying over its airspace to land in order to arrest 26-year-old opposition journalist Roman Protasevich. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Sasha Chavkin / @sashachavkin: Brazen assault on press freedom and the rule of law. Dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus scrambles military jets to force down an international flight carrying an opposition journalist, who was arrested upon landing https://www.nytimes.com/...
Nina Jankowicz / @wiczipedia: Absolutely unacceptable behavior from Belarus. Protasevich and NEXTA have played an integral role in informing citizens during the past year or protest; he should be freed, and the EU & US must act to discourage this wanton disregard for int'l norms. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Donie O'Sullivan / @donie: This is incredibly messed up: A leading opposition figure has said the Belarusian regime “forced the landing of the plane in Minsk to arrest journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich. https://www.cnn.com/...
Erin Burnett / @erinburnett: See Anne's full thread about how this went down - KBG on board forced plane down https://twitter.com/...
@jesselynradack: Remember when the U.S. asked European countries to force down the plane of Bolivian President Morales bc they thought @Snowden was aboard?? https://www.nytimes.com/...
Bianna Golodryga / @biannagolodryga: Strong statement. Question is, what will be the consequences? https://twitter.com/...
Mario Seminerio / @phastidio: Waiting for the consequences, then https://twitter.com/...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: Strong statement on Roman Protasevich's detention in Belarus from the head of the EU commission. But the bloc's options are pretty limited. “We will be super concerned and demand his release,” one diplomat told me. “But the EU can't do much, sad as it is.” https://twitter.com/...
Jacopo Bertolotti / @j_bertolotti: Immediate sanctions on Lukashenko and his cronies. Thank you @EUCouncil https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Weaver / @ncweaver: One problem that the EU and US face on this: The EU and US did this to the President of Bolivia because we thought Snowden was on the plane, albeit not with a bomb threat. https://en.wikipedia.org/... https://twitter.com/...
David Rothschild / @davmicrot: “Belarus security service, still known as KGB” https://twitter.com/...
Michael Weiss / @michaeldweiss: Belarusian KGB hijacked a plane headed to Vilnius with a fake bomb threat to arrest a journalist wanted by Lukashenko. Extraordinary. https://www.rferl.org/...
@cjcmichel: Needless to say, unless there's massive pushback against this from the West, we're going to see repeats of this new tactic in Russia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, etc. https://twitter.com/...
X Soviet / @xsovietnews: It's now reported that a Belarusian fighter jet was scrambled to escort the Ryanair flight to Minsk so that journalist Roman Protasevich could be arrested. “On the orders of the commander-in-chief.” https://twitter.com/...
Bakhti Nishanov / @b_nishanov: The regime has gone absolutely rogue https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Miller / @christopherjm: Here's the president of Lithuania reacting to today's absolutely mad events. The Ryan Air fight was headed to his capital of Vilnius. The Irish airline had flown through EU airspace before crossing into Belarusian airspace. https://twitter.com/...
Rep. Peter Meijer / @repmeijer: The authoritarian Belarusian regime just forced down a civilian Ryanair plane flying from Greece to Lithuania to arrest a political activist who criticized the dictator Lukashenko. This is an egregious violation that deserves condemnation and stronger sanctions against Belarus. https://twitter.com/...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: The president of Lithuania, where the plane reportedly carrying activist Roman Protasevich was headed, is calling for his release https://twitter.com/...
Deth Veggie / @dethveggie: https://www.bbc.com/... How is this not hijacking? This is incredibly messed up. https://twitter.com/...
Mitchell Prothero / @mitchprothero: Official: Belarus conducted an operation on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania to force the plane down in Minsk so they could arrest a dissident journalist on board. i'm having a difficult time processing how illegal this is under various international laws and treaties https://twitter.com/...
James Ball / @jamesrbuk: This action *must* have consequences, or else the reach of dictatorships to suppress free speech will extend even further than it does already. https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Miller / @christopherjm: Unbelievably brazen move by Belarusian dictator Lukashenko to fake a bomb threat, scramble a jet, & force a @Ryanair flight to land in Minsk to arrest @nexta_tv founder @pr0tez, who helped organized last years protests against Lukashenko. Protasevich could face the death penalty. https://twitter.com/...
Bianna Golodryga / @biannagolodryga: 🚨An authoritarian regime forced the landing of a plane en route to Lithuania to arrest a journalist. This is outrageous and requires immediate response from the EU. Beyond just a harsh statement. https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Hamilton / @danielrhamilton: It doesn't just require a response on the part of the EU, @biannagolodryga; it requires coordinated action on the part of the *entire* international community to exclude Belarus from the global banking system, end debt financing and to impose ban on dual-use exports. https://twitter.com/...
Bob Rae / @bobrae48: This is the world we are in - the authoritarian world ! https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Kimmel / @andrewkimmel: Belarus secret police hijacked a commercial airliner to arrest a journalist. https://twitter.com/...
@vloracitaku: This is absolutely unacceptable. The way how EU will respond to this act of aggression will determine whether such despicable actions conducted by states will become a norm in the future. https://twitter.com/...
Southpaw / @nycsouthpaw: The Belarusian govt reportedly forced a plane down in order to arrest a journalist on board. https://twitter.com/...
Marc Burleigh / @marcburleigh: Latvia's PM on the @Ryanair plane forced to land in #Belarus https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: And this context is spot on. It's a risk calculation and any failure to respond appropriately for press freedoms and international law only increases risk to press and democracy globally. https://twitter.com/...
Henry Foy / @henryjfoy: Belarus media reporting that a @Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius, while over Belarus airspace was ordered to land in Minsk, where a journalist critical of the Lukashenko regime was taken from the plane and detained. Some reports say a fighter jet was also used https://twitter.com/...
Alec Luhn / @asluhn: Roman Protasevich of the Nexta Telegram channel, which exposed Belarus police brutality, has been arrested after his Athens-Vilnius flight made a surprise landing in Minsk due to a “bomb threat” https://meduza.io/... https://twitter.com/...
Tadeusz Giczan / @tadeuszgiczan: insisting there's an IED onboard. Eventually the crew was forced to send out SOS (literally moments before the plane would've left Belarus airspace). MiG-29 took off and escorted it to Minsk. Security services entered the plane and arrested Protasevich. (2/2)
Andrew Roth / The Guardian: Belarus accused of ‘hijacking’ Ryanair flight diverted to arrest blogger
Daniel Politi / Slate: Belarus Under Fire After it Diverts Plane to Arrest Journalist: “Unprecedented Act of State Terrorism”
APOLLO NETWORK Newsletter: Bielorusia interceptează zborul Ryanair și îl reține pe jurnalist, provocând scandal internațional
Shaun Kenney / The Republican Standard: TRS Sunday Post | Crumbling Democrats Are Desperate For New Narratives
Patrick Reevell / ABC News: Ryanair flight forced to land in Belarus with top activist on board
Will Stewart / The Sun: PLANE DRAMA Ryanair bomb scare: Plane forced to land after ‘false threat led to fighter jets being scrambled to arrest passenger’
Valda Kalnina / TASS: Lithuanian president says Ryanair plane was forced to land in Minsk
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Tension is rising at WNYC amid HR complaints about bullying and a formal complaint to the NLRB about an alleged campaign by the EIC against her internal critics — In public radio, there is either an epidemic of bullying or an epidemic of whining, depending on whom you ask.
Discussion:
@heyfeifer, Media Nation, @farai, @cgasparino, @jbweinz, contextisking.com, @dandrezner, @markdistef, @jillfilipovic, @jodyavirgan, @mattdpearce, @mgerrydoyle, @wolfe321, @dlberes, @jbenton, @saletan, @benyt, @daveweigel, @harrymccracken, @alanmontecillo, @kainazamaria, @byrontau, The Wrap and @annehelen
Discussion:
Jason Feifer / @heyfeifer: At first I saw “barnyard epithet” in @benyt's column and was like... cowfuck? Assgoat? But then I found this old @chicagotribune history of the phrase in the @nytimes https://twitter.com/...
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: As ‘On the Media’ turns: Brooke Gladstone says Bob Garfield deserved to be fired
Farai Chideya / @farai: Can I remind everyone I went to Laura Walker, then CEO of WNYC. She did nothing and as a result I suffered greatly financially and gave up trying to have a biological child. //It's the Media's ‘Mean-Too’ Moment. Stop Yelling and Go to Human Resources. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Charles Gasparino / @cgasparino: Read this @benyt piece and tell me if you really think the media biz can survive. It attracts the wokeist of the woke. Its completely self absorbed and it spends almost no time thinking about what the customer needs from it — https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jillian Weinberger / @jbweinz: This makes me sad for several reasons, including: WNYC is filled with dedicated journalists who care about their city and our world. They want to be focused on producing & reporting stories that serve their listeners instead of dealing with all this!!! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / contextisking.com: Finesse meets Force: The legend of the Gordian Knot
Daniel W. Drezner / @dandrezner: In the future, whenever I think that university politics are getting to be too much, I'll re-read this @benyt column and count my blessings. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Mark Di Stefano / @markdistef: Feel like everyone in this story needs some combo of a nap/holiday/long look in the mirror. Chrissst. https://twitter.com/...
Jill Filipovic / @jillfilipovic: Having some mixed feelings about this piece, but it's clear that one problem with the media industry (and many industries) is that the professional trajectory rewards talent with promotions to managerial roles. And a talented journalist is not necessarily a good manager. https://twitter.com/...
Jody Avirgan / @jodyavirgan: WNYC says it is reining in Gothamist for “an element of editorializing to its coverage that can be interpreted as bias.” If your *official* position is basically “we're worried about what bad faith critics will think” then you're in real trouble. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce: where do you even begin https://www.nytimes.com/...
Gerry Doyle / @mgerrydoyle: the implication that there is some level of jerkish behavior that is ok or even expected in journalism/the media is pretty bad https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Wolfe / @wolfe321: “Audio production makes literal many of the inequalities that journalists complain about... .(It's sort of like TV, but with less camera-ready people and without a fat salary to make up for the indignities.)” Good read about controversies at WNYC by @benyt https://www.nytimes.com/...
Damon Beres / @dlberes: Everything else aside, Substack really, really needs to start investing seriously in diverse talent to fight back against the well-earned image that it's for powerful white dudes with an axe to grind. I guffawed seeing Bob Garfield is starting one tomorrow https://www.nytimes.com/...
Joshua Benton / @jbenton: AP customers can't really “plagiarize” AP content. They're paying for the right to use that content, either as freestanding stories or within their own work. AP itself does the same for its members' stories! https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Will Saletan / @saletan: One of @benyt's best skills (or maybe it's a disposition) is looking into conflicts that seem largely ideological, and unearthing the peculiar personal dynamics that shape how they turn out. Culture matters, but you have to understand the people involved. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ben Smith / @benyt: Just added @fredmogul's response to tonight's column, after his earlier email to me somehow went to spam — for which mea culpa. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dave Weigel / @daveweigel: “WNYC fired him for violating its anti-bullying policy, and he is starting a newsletter on Substack on Monday.” https://twitter.com/...
Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken: I don't remember ever witnessing anyone screaming at work, or even shouting. Is that normal? https://twitter.com/...
Alan Montecillo / @alanmontecillo: One of many 👀 details: 'On Sunday, the company's labor union filed a formal complaint against the station's editor in chief, Audrey Cooper, with the National Labor Relations Board, for reportedly waging a “coordinated and aggressive campaign” against her internal critics.' https://twitter.com/...
Kainaz Amaria / @kainazamaria: “Ms. Cooper sought to professionalize Gothamist away from its bloggy and irreverent roots, telling reporters to be less openly hostile to the New York Police Department in their reporting, two reporters said.” 👀 https://www.nytimes.com/...
Byron Tau / @byrontau: WNYC fired veteran journalist Fred Mogul for plagiarism on the grounds that he included a snippet of AP copy in an online story. At a staff meeting, stunned radio reporters explained this was standard practice on air. “Fire all of us,” one host said. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap: WNYC Accused of ‘Coordinated and Aggressive Campaign’ Against Internal Critics in SAG-AFTRA Complain to NLRB
Anne Helen Petersen / @annehelen: Framing's weird here! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Over 100 AP staff sign a letter saying they “strongly disapprove” with how Emily Wilder's firing was handled and call on AP to update social media policies — Over 100 Associated Press employees signed a letter to management Monday saying they “strongly disapprove” …
Discussion:
Kat Stafford / @kat__stafford: A statement from @AP staff: We love the AP. We also want it to change. We hope the institution that we serve with bravery and tenacity every day will join us in charting a more equitable future. https://docs.google.com/...
Thomas Moore / The Hill: Associated Press reporters protest firing of Emily Wilder
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair: Ousted AP Journalist Says She Was “Hung Out to Dry” By the News Agency
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: By the way, NICE JOB AVOIDING CONTROVERSY, @AP! And we still need to hear directly from @SallyBuzbee. https://twitter.com/...
Steve Herman / @w7voa: “We demand more clarity from the company about why Wilder was fired. It remains unclear — to Wilder herself as well as staff at large — how she violated the social media policy while employed by the AP.” - @AP staff open letter regarding the firing of @vv1lder. https://twitter.com/...
Felicia Sonmez / @feliciasonmez: Wow. Bravo to the @AP staffers across the country and globe who organized and signed this letter on @vv1lder's firing. “We need to know that the AP would stand behind and provide resources to journalists who are the subject of smear campaigns and online harassment.” https://twitter.com/...
Laurie Garrett / @laurie_garrett: AP reporter Emily Wilder came under attack from the @Stanford Young #Republicans Club for her personal statements about Palestinians, posted years ago. AP fired her, and the editor who did so is taking over the @washingtonpost . Now AP reporters worldwide are rallying to Wilder. https://twitter.com/...
Garance Franke-Ruta / @thegarance: Creating a playbook for supporting staff targeted by digital harassment campaigns is so important and something all news orgs that cover controversial subjects need to have in place. https://twitter.com/...
Darcy Costello / @dctello: “As journalists who cover contentious subjects, we are often the target of people unhappy with scrutiny. What happens when they orchestrate a smear campaign targeting another one of us?” https://twitter.com/...
Barbara Rodriguez / @bcrodriguez: I started my career at @AP and care deeply about it. But the news organization needs to do better. I'm proud of my former colleagues for demanding more equitable policies from AP on its social media practices and how it plans to support staff targeted by harassment campaigns. https://twitter.com/...
Dake Kang / @dakekang: 1/ The AP has a strict social media policy. I generally support having one and believe it is necessary for us to do unbiased journalism. Though some of Wilder's posts from her college days would likely have violated the policy, this policy isn't and shouldn't be retrospective. https://twitter.com/...
Jonathan Nicholson / @jnicholsonindc: A) this is VERY un-AP, where the old bulls tell tales of being consigned to the overnight “lobster shift” for looking at the buro chief sideways; and b) needed if AP is to shed its rep for stodginess and compete for best talent. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Rugaber / @chrisrugaber: I signed this, my name fell off somehow. A letter on the firing of a young journalist last week. https://twitter.com/...
Samer Al-Atrush / @sameralatrush: “We are also concerned about the ramifications of this decision for newsroom morale and AP's credibility. Wilder was a young journalist, unnecessarily harmed by the AP's handling and announcement of its firing of her.” https://twitter.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: The current policy is unsustainable. The employees know it. Any social media policy grounded in the attempt to manage “appearances” hands power to the culture warriors who want you dead, or injured. https://twitter.com/...
Elahe Izadi / @elaheizadi: Open letter signed by AP staff calls on AP to provide more clarity on why it fired Emily Wilder, and more. “Once we decide to play this game on the terms of those acting in bad faith, we can't win.” https://twitter.com/...
Jamil Dakwar / @jdakwar: Important letter that should be a wake-up call for other media organizations as well. If you want media freedom and independence to be protected you should support your journalists when they get smeared. Background in case you're just hearing about it: https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
RELATED:
Laura Wagner / Defector:
Both CNN's treatment of Chris Cuomo and the AP's treatment of Emily Wilder show media institutions siding with the powerful over the ethical
Discussion:
@janinezacharia, CNN, Mediaite, @brianstelter, Columbia Journalism Review, @dceiver, Bump The Cutter, @alex_shephard, @ryanlcooper, @newrepublic, @davidwalk3, @alysonmetzger, @glennkesslerwp, @newrepublic, @newrepublic, @newrepublic, @woodwarddiannej, The Wrap, @king_kaufman, Responsible Statecraft, @mattnegrin, Salon, @laurawags, @sulliview, The Mary Sue, The Guardian, HuffPost, @alexandermccoy4, The Wrap, @onesarahjones, @cherijacobus, @grossdm, @lrozen and @elisewho
Discussion:
@janinezacharia: Many have commented on the selective application of social media policies in @vv1lder's firing by @AP and have discussed the need for clearer guidelines and enforcement. I agree that would be helpful. But I want to explain how that isn't the core issue here. (1/12)
Brian Stelter / CNN: Associated Press employees want answers after reporter's firing
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Stelter Addresses Chris Cuomo Scandal: If He Wants to Call Into Strategy Sessions, 'Shouldn't He Just Take a Leave of Absence from CNN?'
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: “If Chris Cuomo wants to call into strategy sessions with his brother's aides, shouldn't he take a leave of absence from CNN?” Here's our conversation about the Cuomo brothers from today's @ReliableSources https://twitter.com/...
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review: Emily Wilder, tradition, and the double standards around objectivity
Jason Linkins / @dceiver: if the @AP is mad about this story then I just have to ask where they managed to procure a backbone so quickly https://newrepublic.com/...
Alex Shephard / @alex_shephard: “The precedent being set here—that any level of ‘activism,’ even as a teenager or college student bars a career in mainstream journalism—is an abysmal one. Having been encouraged by the AP, the right will move on to their next victim without much thought.” https://newrepublic.com/...
Ryan Cooper / @ryanlcooper: “That is almost certainly why the AP brass refused to tell Wilder which of her social media posts violated the policy — there weren't any such posts” https://theweek.com/...
@newrepublic: The Associated Press “folded like a cheap suit in the latest, dumbest example of news organizations being wholly unprepared for bad faith right-wing smears against their employees,” writes @alex_shephard. https://newrepublic.com/...
David Walker / @davidwalk3: .@Alex_shephard nails this: the @AP really screwed up here. https://twitter.com/...
Alyson Metzger / @alysonmetzger: “This is also a scandal for The Washington Post, as well. It was recently announced that Sally Buzbee, currently the AP's top editor, would be taking over the Post.” https://twitter.com/...
Glenn Kessler / @glennkesslerwp: This is an important thread by @janinezacharia which lays out how news organizations can get sidetracked by disinformation campaigns if they don't have a plan in place to deal with them. Worth retweeting widely and sharing with newsroom managers. https://twitter.com/...
@newrepublic: “The fact that Bari Weiss, known far and wide for her efforts to get an Arab professor fired for his comments on Israel, has been somehow reborn as some anti-censorship crusader is just one of the more baroque absurdities in this era of the Culture Wars.” https://newrepublic.com/...
@newrepublic: The right has tried to push the idea that the mainstream media is insufficiently sympathetic to Israel—a truly wild charge, with no basis in fact. https://newrepublic.com/...
@newrepublic: With Emily Wilder, the Washington Free Beacon played Lucy, holding the football; The Associated Press as the hapless Charlie Brown. https://newrepublic.com/...
Dianne Woodward / @woodwarddiannej: Wilder's firing by the #AssociatedPress for past comments critical of the #Israeli government came less than a week after the Israeli military leveled the AP's HQ in #Gaza pushes tragedy into the realm of farce.. https://defector.com/...
Matthew Petti / Responsible Statecraft: How an Israeli attack in Gaza led to the firing of an AP reporter
@mattnegrin: Caving to the bad-faith right-wing mob is a defining feature of newsrooms and the chilling fear of it is why the media preemptively defaults to language like “voter integrity” instead of voter suppression or “Republicans say” when they're obviously lying https://defector.com/...
Zachary Petrizzo / Salon: How Stanford College Republicans worked with right-wing media to get an AP reporter fired
Laura Wagner / @laurawags: wrote about yesterday's cases of (un)ethics in journalism https://defector.com/...
@sulliview: The usual two thoughts on reading @laurawags: god, she's good; and I hope she never comes for me. In @DefectorMedia https://defector.com/...
Vivian Kane / The Mary Sue: CNN's Chris Cuomo Couldn't Cover His Brother Andrew's Harassment Allegations so He Secretly Advised Him Instead
Maanvi Singh / The Guardian: Outcry after Associated Press journalist fired amid row over pro-Palestinian views
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost: AP Reporter Fired For Pro-Palestinian College Activism Says She's A ‘Scapegoat’
Alexander McCoy / @alexandermccoy4: “The rules matter. They exist to protect the integrity of a news outlet and to protect the public from corruption. Instead, news outlets are failing consumers and journalists alike. They serve power rather than challenge it.” https://twitter.com/...
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: Fired AP Reporter Emily Wilder Calls Out Censorship of Journalists: ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated Into Silence’
Sarah Jones / @onesarahjones: I wrote about Emily Wilder, Chris Cuomo, and what a news outlet is for: https://nymag.com/...
Cheri Jacobus / @cherijacobus: Men get a pass. Women get ruined. https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Gross / @grossdm: good piece. the one edit I'd make is that nobody really thinks that what Chris Cuomo does is journalism https://twitter.com/...
New York Times:
Sources: in October 2016, shortly before the AT&T-Time Warner acquisition, Disney's Bob Iger called Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes about a possible deal — What if Time Warner had gotten a fateful phone call earlier in 2016? — What could have been — After its $100 billion deal …
Discussion:
New York Times, @edmundlee, @andrewrsorkin, @birdyword, @stevekovach, @modestproposal1, @preetatweets and @ennisnyt
Discussion:
New York Times: Interviews with 18 people reveal details of the Discovery-WarnerMedia deal, including stock structure change and an awkward talk with WarnerMedia's Jason Kilar
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: Time Warner (now @WarnerMedia) could have been owned by @Disney if a phone call in October 2016 had come just a few weeks earlier. Me and @andrewrsorkin in this morning's @dealbook: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Andrew Ross Sorkin / @andrewrsorkin: Revealed: Disney's Bob Iger tried to buy Time Warner right before it announced a deal with AT&T... https://www.nytimes.com/...
Mike Bird / @birdyword: Sort of blows me away that this is how absolutely colossal mergers happen. I guess it shouldn't be surprising, it just feels like the companies are imperfect substitutes and well... They cost tens of billions of dollars! https://twitter.com/...
Modest Proposal / @modestproposal1: I guess Iger agreed https://twitter.com/...
Anupreeta Das / @preetatweets: This tick-tock of the AT&T-Discovery deal by @koblin, @grynbaum, @edmundlee and @LaurenSHirsch is so vivid and rich in detail. And there's a fantastic pic of Steve McQueen. Inside the Discovery-AT&T Deal: Cute Emails, a Big Loan and Now, a Media Giant https://www.nytimes.com/...
Andi Ortiz / The Wrap:
Former Trump spokesman Jason Miller is ordered to pay Gizmodo Media Group $42K to cover legal fees after a second attempt at suing Gizmodo — Jason Miller, a spokesperson for former President Donald Trump, has been ordered by a federal judge to pay Gizmodo Media Group almost $42,000 …
Discussion:
@sollenbergerrc: A US District Judge has ordered Trump flack Jason Miller to pay Gizmodo nearly $42,000 to cover legal expenses from his failed $100 million defamation suit. The judge found Gizmodo accurately reported a court filing alleging Miller slipped an abortion pill into a woman's smoothie https://twitter.com/...
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast: Trump Flack Jason Miller Ordered to Pay $42,000 in Legal Fees for Failed Suit
Tim O'Brien / @timobrien: “Every day I strive to become a better husband, a better father and a better person, and I am humbled by the opportunity for a second chance to serve President Trump.” - Jason Miller, last year. https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: the $100mm failed lawsuit intended to chill press reporting on Jason Miller and the entire Trump campaign. Notably it was filed against a sister brand of Gawker that was sued into oblivion by Peter Thiel $. So yes it's nice to see Miller has to cove their legal expenses. https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Dessem / Slate:
In a Last Week Tonight episode about sponsored content, John Oliver tricked three local US TV stations into airing a promo for a bogus “sexual wellness blanket” — The single greatest thing about Last Week Tonight has always been John Oliver's willingness to spend HBO's money …
Discussion:
Mashable, Mediaite, @beebrookshire, @jillgeisler, The Wrap, The A.V. Club and @oliverdarcy
Discussion:
Sam Haysom / Mashable: John Oliver sets up fake company, tricks local news stations into airing ridiculous product
Leia Idliby / Mediaite: John Oliver Dupes Several Local News Stations into Promoting a Fake and ‘Absurd’ Sexual Wellness Product
Bethany Brookshire / @beebrookshire: This is amazing and horrifying and even more important than you think. John Oliver's team got a random blanket on a bunch of local news stations as a “Venus Veil” that used “magneto-genetics. How they did it? It's spon-con. https://slate.com/...
Jill Geisler / @jillgeisler: This piece on sponsored content on local TV is an ethics nightmare. ‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Advertises “World's First Sexual Wellness Blanket” In Crusade Against Sponsored Content https://deadline.com/... via @Deadline
Samson Amore / The Wrap: John Oliver Creates Bogus Sexual Wellness Products to Mock Sponsored Content (Video)
Pew Research Center:
Study: 33% of US papers with Sunday circulations of 50K+ faced layoffs in 2020, vs. 24% in 2019; 18% of the most visited digital-native news sites faced layoffs — Staff layoffs continued to pummel the beleaguered U.S. newspaper industry in 2020. A third of papers with an average Sunday circulation …
Discussion:
Pink's Bottom Line on Media …, @pewresearch, @pewjournalism, @pewresearch and @pewjournalism
Discussion:
@pewresearch: % of large U.S. newspapers that have experienced layoffs from 2019 to 2020, according to news coverage, by circulation category: • 50,000-99,000: 29% ➡️ 31% • 100,000-249,000: 18% ↗️ 27% • 250,000+: 27% ↗️ 55% https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@pewjournalism: Staff layoffs continued to pummel the beleaguered U.S. newspaper industry in 2020. A third of papers with an average Sunday circulation of 50,000 or more experienced layoffs last year. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
CNN has terminated its contract with senior political commentator Rick Santorum after his racist remarks about Native Americans at an event last month — The former GOP senator lost his contract with the network after claiming there was “nothing” in America before white colonizers arrived.
Discussion:
@mrddmia, @repjayapal, Variety, @nycjim, digitaljournal.com, @bristei, @pamkeithfl, @michaeltoole, @jbendery, The Week, New York Times, Wide World of News, Axios, @jnoisecat, Reuters, @sethabramson, @soledadobrien, @joeconchatv, @wajahatali, @marclamonthill, @kylegriffin1, @jordanzakarin, @keitholbermann, @jamaligle, @kibblesmith, @yashar, @frankconniff, @tomtomorrow, @jamieklingler, @ncweaver, @letsgoayo, @mookiealexander, @brianstelter, Forbes, Washington Post, Raw Story, Raw Story, Advocate, The Independent, The Mary Sue, Salon, Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Deadline, NBC News, Hollywood Reporter, Slate, Newser, Bloomberg, CNN, TVNewser, Insider, The Guardian, TVLine, Talking Points Memo, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Discussion:
@mrddmia: So @CNN canceled its token conservative (@RickSantorum). But it let (liberal) news anchor @ChrisCuomo go unscathed after it leaked that he advised his corrupt politician-brother @NYGovCuomo & his top advisors to be “defiant” in the face of 7 allegations of workplace sexual abuse https://twitter.com/...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal / @repjayapal: Good. Santorum's comments were outrageous—racist and arrogantly uninformed. https://www.huffpost.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety: CNN Cuts Ties With Contributor Rick Santorum
Jim Roberts / @nycjim: CNN confirms that it's parting ways with Rick Santorum, but doing so without issuing a statement about his offensive comments about Native Americans. Network exec tells @HuffPost: “Leadership wasn't particularly satisfied with that appearance.” https://www.huffpost.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Brian Steinberg / @bristei: CNN is cutting ties with contributor and former Republican Senator Rick Santorum, the latest in a parade of conservative commentators at the network whose off-camera behavior made keeping them on air untenable.... https://variety.com/... via @variety
@pamkeithfl: Thank you @JasonOverstreet and EVERY other person who wouldn't be quiet about this. https://twitter.com/...
Mike Toole / @michaeltoole: scary times in america!! all it takes for a conservative commentator to get canceled is to be unbelievably racist on national TV, followed by an entire month of sustained public outrage that continues to mount until the man's employer finally, grudgingly acts https://twitter.com/...
Jennifer Bendery / @jbendery: “Leadership wasn't particularly satisfied with that appearance. None of the anchors wanted to book him,” this CNN senior executive tells me “So he was essentially benched anyway.” https://www.huffpost.com/...
Tim O'Donnell / The Week: 10 things you need to know today: May 23, 2021
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times: CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Dismissive Comments About Native Americans
Mark Halperin / Wide World of News: Aren't These Fish Incredible? — If it's a slowish news Sunday, it's my S-U-N-D-A-Y gimmick format.
Julian Brave NoiseCat / @jnoisecat: CNN has never had a regular on air Native reporter or commentator. Now would be a great time to change that. https://www.nationalobserver.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Kanishka Singh / Reuters: CNN drops former senator Rick Santorum after remarks on Native American culture
Seth Abramson / @sethabramson: Keep in mind that this is a network that frequently had on Jason Miller, Kellyanne Conway, Jeffrey Lord, and others I would consider even worse than Santorum. I have no objection whatsoever to conservative commentators; some of the folks CNN has had on are well beyond the pale. https://twitter.com/...
Soledad O'Brien / @soledadobrien: Took a few weeks but... https://twitter.com/...
Joe Concha / @joeconchatv: Scoreboard: Cuomo stays - no reprimand for a host of ethical breaches. Toobin - no decision after the Zoom incident (this is a family show). Santorum- Out. https://twitter.com/...
@wajahatali: The 900 lives of white conservative men on cable news finally ran out. Well, at least for Rick Santorum. CNN will be better for this. https://twitter.com/...
Marc Lamont Hill / @marclamonthill: According to reports from CNN execs, the network decided to part ways after Santorum failed to redeem himself (or even apologize) in an interview with Chris Cuomo. Interesting that he was given such an opportunity... https://m.huffpost.com/...
Kyle Griffin / @kylegriffin1: CNN has terminated its contract with senior political commentator Rick Santorum after racist, inaccurate remarks he made about Native Americans, HuffPost has learned. https://m.huffpost.com/...
Jordan Zakarin / @jordanzakarin: Compare the number of years and chances CNN gave an outright bigot like @RickSantorum versus how immediately the AP just dumped @vv1lder at the slightest bad-faith whine by outright bigots. https://twitter.com/...
Keith Olbermann / @keitholbermann: Moving with lightning-fast speed, @cnn fires @RickSantorum just three weeks after the latest in a series of racist, misogynistic, homophobic, trump-excusing, fact-free comments on @cnn that began just four years ago https://www.huffpost.com/...
Jamal Yaseem Igle / @jamaligle: As opposed to all the other sexist and bigoted things he's said? https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Kibblesmith / @kibblesmith: When they get around to googling everything he said and did *before* they hired him, then they're gonna feel *really* embarrassed. https://twitter.com/...
Yashar Ali / @yashar: CNN has terminated its contract with Rick Santorum over racist remarks he made about Native Americans @jbendery reports https://www.huffpost.com/...
Frank Conniff / @frankconniff: A @CNN spokesman said that while they have a long history of platforming the kind of white supremacy Santorum represents, it was distracting focus from Chris Cuomo's unethical journalistic malfeasance, which they consider the crown jewel of the network. https://twitter.com/...
Non Fungible Tom Tomorrow / @tomtomorrow: and they will hire some other horrible right wing lunatic and then someday have to fire them when they turn out to be a horrible right wing lunatic, rinse and repeat ad nauseum https://twitter.com/...
Jamie Klingler / @jamieklingler: That took long enough but I'm glad they did it https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Weaver / @ncweaver: However, it is often hard to remove santorum stains, especially if you've let them remain for too long. https://twitter.com/...
Killjoy McCoy / @letsgoayo: I don't know why they hired him in the first place https://twitter.com/...
Mookie Alexander / @mookiealexander: Apparently the 549th shitty thing he did/said was a step too far for CNN. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: A CNN spokesperson confirms that the network has parted ways with Santorum https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post: CNN parts ways with pundit Rick Santorum, former senator who made much-criticized comments about Native Americans
Bob Brigham / Raw Story: CNN blasted for ever hiring Rick Santorum after they finally fired the disgraced bigot
Bob Brigham / Raw Story: Disgraced Republican Rick Santorum finally fired by CNN for his racism: report
Neal Broverman / Advocate: CNN Finally Fires Rick Santorum
Chelsea Steiner / The Mary Sue: Finally! CNN Fires Rick Santorum After His Racist Comments About Native Americans
Brett Bachman / Salon: CNN drops Rick Santorum following controversial comments on Native American culture: report
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone: CNN Has Finally Had Enough of Rick Santorum
Jamilah King / Mother Jones: CNN Fires Rick Santorum Over Claim That White Settlers Found “Nothing” in America
Ted Johnson / Deadline: CNN Parts Ways With Contributor Rick Santorum After Furor Over Comments About Native Americans
Dennis Romero / NBC News: CNN drops Rick Santorum following remarks about Native Americans
Daniel Politi / Slate: CNN Gets Rid of Rick Santorum After Comments on Native Americans
Bob Cronin / Newser: CNN Drops Rick Santorum
David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: Rick Santorum Out at CNN After Comments on Native Americans
Brian Stelter / CNN: Rick Santorum departs CNN after criticism of Native American comments
John L. Dorman / Insider: CNN ends contract with Rick Santorum after dismissive comments about Native Americans
Nick Caruso / TVLine: Rick Santorum Out at CNN After Racist Comments About Native Americans and On-Air Non-Apology (Report)
Zoë Richards / Talking Points Memo: CNN Dismisses Santorum After Botched Cleanup Of Remarks About Native Americans
Alaina Demopoulos / The Daily Beast: CNN Fired Rick Santorum for Racist, Pro-Colonization Comments
Jane Elizabeth / American Press Institute:
How local news outlets are working to recover from a year of trauma: collaborating, rethinking beats, making diversity and inclusion a reality, and more — More than a year after the global pandemic became official, local journalism still grapples with the fallout — not only from the coronavirus …
Discussion:
American Press Institute / @ampress: A report by @JaneEliz examines how local news orgs are rebounding after 2020 — from retaining “Covid readers” to making up for diminished staff and resources. It's chock-full of ideas and tips to try in your own newsroom. https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/ ...
Alex Cox / The Keyword:
Google debuts News Showcase for the web on desktop, with enhanced Google News story panels from partner outlets, in the eight countries Showcase is available — Last year we announced the launch of Google News Showcase, our product and licensing program that pays publishers for bringing …
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Kuaishou, ByteDance's main rival, reports Q1 revenue of $2.65B, up 37% YoY, and a net loss of $8.9B, as it delved deeper into online commerce and advertising — - Advertising and e-commerce helped juice quarterly revenue — Kuaishou offers investors a taste of China's hot video market
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Reach says it will pay back up to £4M to employees who took a pay cut at the start of the pandemic, after settling with some staff — Reach has agreed to pay back up to £4m to employees who took pay cuts at the start of the Covid-19 crisis between April and June last year.
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
