The Associated Press has fired a news associate, Emily Wilder, for violating the company’s social media policies, a move that drew backlash from journalists after it became clear that Wilder had been targeted by rightwing media outlets for her pro-Palestinian activism in college. Wilder confirmed to the Guardian that she was “terminated for violating the company’s social media policies in their News Values and Principles sometime between my start date on May 3 and yesterday”. Wilder said the AP did not detail which of her tweets broke its policies. The spokesperson added that AP’s policy exists so that “one person cannot create dangerous conditions for our journalists covering the story. Meanwhile, @ChrisCuomo won't even face discipline from @CNN for strategizing his brother's response to sexual harassment allegations with top aides.

Source: The Guardian May 21, 2021 12:34 UTC