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Lying Democrat reporter resigns after false tweet that Maryland shooting suspect had MAGA hat
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Jul 3, 2018, 6:32:07 AM7/3/18
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A reporter in Springfield, Mass., resigned from his job Friday
after posting a Twitter message falsely stating that the
Maryland shooting suspect had brought a "Make America Great
Again" hat to the office of the Capital Gazette.
Conor Berry, who wrote for the Republican, tweeted an image of a
MAGA hat Thursday, and suggested that the suspect had left it
behind at the Gazette office after allegedly killing five
Gazette employees.
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Backlash was swift. Berry deleted the tweet and apologized in a
follow-up tweet Friday morning.
“Folks, My 21-year career as a “journalist,” a fancy term that
makes my skin crawl, frankly, came to a screeching halt
yesterday with one stupid, regrettable tweet,” Barry wrote.
“Can’t take it back; wish I could. My sincere apologies to all
good, hardworking reporters and to POTUS supporters.”
Folks, My 21-year career as a "journalist," a fancy term that
makes my skin crawl, frankly, came to a screeching halt
yesterday with one stupid, regrettable tweet. Can't take it
back; wish I could. My sincere apologies to all good,
hardworking reporters and to POTUS supporters.
— CONOR BERRY (@CBerry413) June 29, 2018
Berry told the Boston Globe that the tweet was intended to be a
“snarky, sarcastic, cynical remark.”
In his resignation letter, Berry conceded that his tweet “taints
the good work of fair-minded journalists everywhere.”
Wayne Phaneuf, executive editor of the Republican, said
journalists must be “more vigilant than ever” in their efforts
to be fair and accurate.
President Donald Trump, who has frequently criticized
journalists for reporting “fake news,” on Friday said,
“Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear
of being violently attacked while doing their jobs.”
Berry was not the first journalist to apologize for a tweet
suggesting that the president or one of his supporters shared
resonsibility for Thurday's massacre.
Reuters reporter Rob Cox tweeted Thursday, "This is what happens
when @realDonaldTrump calls journalists the enemy of the people.
Blood is your hands, Mr. President. Save your thoughts and
prayers for your empty soul."
The tweet was later deleted.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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after posting a Twitter message falsely stating that the
Maryland shooting suspect had brought a "Make America Great
Again" hat to the office of the Capital Gazette.
Conor Berry, who wrote for the Republican, tweeted an image of a
MAGA hat Thursday, and suggested that the suspect had left it
behind at the Gazette office after allegedly killing five
Gazette employees.
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Backlash was swift. Berry deleted the tweet and apologized in a
follow-up tweet Friday morning.
“Folks, My 21-year career as a “journalist,” a fancy term that
makes my skin crawl, frankly, came to a screeching halt
yesterday with one stupid, regrettable tweet,” Barry wrote.
“Can’t take it back; wish I could. My sincere apologies to all
good, hardworking reporters and to POTUS supporters.”
Folks, My 21-year career as a "journalist," a fancy term that
makes my skin crawl, frankly, came to a screeching halt
yesterday with one stupid, regrettable tweet. Can't take it
back; wish I could. My sincere apologies to all good,
hardworking reporters and to POTUS supporters.
— CONOR BERRY (@CBerry413) June 29, 2018
Berry told the Boston Globe that the tweet was intended to be a
“snarky, sarcastic, cynical remark.”
In his resignation letter, Berry conceded that his tweet “taints
the good work of fair-minded journalists everywhere.”
Wayne Phaneuf, executive editor of the Republican, said
journalists must be “more vigilant than ever” in their efforts
to be fair and accurate.
President Donald Trump, who has frequently criticized
journalists for reporting “fake news,” on Friday said,
“Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear
of being violently attacked while doing their jobs.”
Berry was not the first journalist to apologize for a tweet
suggesting that the president or one of his supporters shared
resonsibility for Thurday's massacre.
Reuters reporter Rob Cox tweeted Thursday, "This is what happens
when @realDonaldTrump calls journalists the enemy of the people.
Blood is your hands, Mr. President. Save your thoughts and
prayers for your empty soul."
The tweet was later deleted.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/30/reporter-resigns-after-
false-tweet-that-maryland-shooting-suspect-had-maga-
hat.html?intcmp=ob_article_sidebar_video&intcmp=obnetwork
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