Journalists pummel NY Times public editor for calling some tweets from newspaper's politics reporters 'outrageous'
Journalists from all corners of the internet turned to Twitter on Monday evening to slam New York Times public editor Liz Spayd for calling certain tweets authored by Times journalists during the campaign “outrageous," with some even calling for her to submit her resignation.
“I do think that when people go over the line like that, and I think some of those are over the line, that there ought to be some kind of consequence for that,” Spayd told Fox News on Friday, in reference to tweets published by Times journalists that were critical of President-elect Donald Trump.
The comments inflamed other reporters, who skewered her for appearing on Fox News to criticize the Times' reporters.
Here's a round-up:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805894134074523648
The New York Times really really embarrassed itself by hiring Liz Spayd as public editor https://t.co/bNvGEFgpwb
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805903492862935041
This editor appears to be from 1987 or earlier. Sorry - get in the game or get out #resign https://t.co/sZyp82xmyI
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805894231378300932
boy, liz spayd seems like the worst possible public editor for the trump era https://t.co/bQwhWOkl0Z
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805893864498282496
who do you angrily email when the public editor is bad pic.twitter.com/RsRvqxTeLv
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805896113827954688
very short-sighted. our politics reporters use twitter effectively, especially when i cant keep up with all articleshttps://t.co/BkNXbSSBCO
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805896918324969472
none of these tweets are outrageous https://t.co/4mLWtFPhvW
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805895408396500992
the new york times' public editor, @spaydl, is groveling over reporters' mild tweets to Tucker Carlson, the guy whose site does this pic.twitter.com/NNP2gHdEWF
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805897367539085312
.@spaydl is a disgrace. https://t.co/lxv6RBhDuo
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805900628341981184
The only thing I think NYT people should be punished for tweeting is if Liz Spayd tweets this https://t.co/a7aucJVDbF
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805903815668944896
Kicking her own reporters' asses while giving Trump free passes. @spaydl has got to go. https://t.co/0fOMgDDDgt