No, it’s more fun for the rest of us if they keep the fight on Twitter where we all can watch. It began a few days ago when Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery responded to Talking Points Memo associate publisher Joe Ragazzo regarding jumping ship for Politico.
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/statuses/500331240516751360
@WesleyLowery @BuzzFeedAndrew @JRagazzo @politico ouch.
— EdAsante (@EdAsante77) August 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/dulcedulcevida/status/500333605105975297
https://twitter.com/Thucydiplease/status/500333858558992384
https://twitter.com/Yarongus/status/500334184364527616
Oh, wow. A week in ferguson = #realtalk RT@WesleyLowery: @JRagazzo bro, black ppl don't work for @politico
— Frienemy of the People (@FrienemyFire) August 15, 2014
@WesleyLowery Owwww–OUCH!!! I FEEL THE BURN FROM HERE!!! DAMN!
— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj) August 15, 2014
The tweet got the attention of Politico’s Dylan Byers, who challenged Lowery on his facts.
Hey @WesleyLowery this is offensive and factually inaccurate: https://t.co/DCcT5wyS24
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) August 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/500334473024917504
https://twitter.com/soulcontroller1/status/500336576120254464
.@DylanByers @PruPaine @WesleyLowery That place whiter than Sting riding a recumbent bicycle in a snowstorm.
— That Goddamned Finklestein Shit Kid (@Supreme____Beef) August 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/panthiesba/status/500338283709075460
@DylanByers @WesleyLowery Dylan, just scanned through the photo directory. Whiter than cocaine. Be interested to see those diversity numbers
— Terry Jones (@BobMcDavidson1) August 15, 2014
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@DylanByers @WesleyLowery seems easy enough to factually refute, Dylan. Way more effective than just claiming you're offended.
— Jack Pillard (@jackpillard) August 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/joeyhunziker/status/501396803519275009
Lowery called out Byers again Tuesday night after the site All Digitocracy reported that Politico’s staff comprises three blacks out of 200 total staff.
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/501889864888246272
@WesleyLowery wait. 3. the number is 3?!
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/501890847995355136
.@WesleyLowery @DylanByers 3 Black journalists out of 200 at @politico is nothing to be proud of, Dylan. Y'all can do a LOT better!
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) August 20, 2014
@WesleyLowery @DylanByers Dude. I thought you already won this battle.
— Mike Byrd (@micchiato) August 20, 2014
Time to call and end to this Twitter fight?
@WesleyLowery @DylanByers you two know an American journalist was beheaded today, right? #growup
— Dbright21 (@Dbright21) August 20, 2014
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