Wasn’t someone just suggesting that journalists stay off of Twitter? We’d really hate for that to happen because if you’ve ever distrusted the media, reporters’ tweets really let the mask drop and show you just how biased most journalists are.
We always find it funny when a reporter turns to social media in search of stories to fill out a narrative that has everything but the anecdotes to back it up (or you could just fake the interviews and win awards).
Check out this fishing expedition:
I'm a New York Times reporter writing about #exposechristianschools. Are you in your 20s or younger who went to a Christian school? I'd like to hear about your experience and its impact on your life. Please DM me.
— Dan Levin (@globaldan) January 24, 2019
Is it just us, or does the #exposechristianschools hashtag suggest an agenda?
What is this hashtag? https://t.co/iydO1QXU5y
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) January 24, 2019
Just a hunch, but this will be a largely, if not exclusively, negative hit job on Christian schools#Judeophobia, meet #Christianophobia
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) January 24, 2019
Since the subject is "expose" Christian schools, what will happen if someone contacts @globaldan with a positive experience at a Christian school? https://t.co/q3q4F8KpGg
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) January 24, 2019
I was just thinking how great it would be if he had way more positive story responses than negative.
— Dawn (@aurora_g96) January 24, 2019
So…if you had a good experience, don't let this opportunity slip by. Tell Dan. Keep a copy of what you told him. See if it gets into the story. https://t.co/WRVQTlSqsE
— Nathan, son of Robert (@NathanWurtzel) January 24, 2019
I went to Catholic gradeschool (St. Mark’s) & Catholic highschool (St. Ignatius) — yes, ***Catholic highschool*** and we even sent people to March for Life (scary I know). It undoubtedly made me a better man. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Be sure to share your stories with @globaldan. https://t.co/6LdQAlvwGm
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) January 24, 2019
I attended St. Pancras for grammar school and Archbishop Molloy for high school. Changed my life for the better. Truly a transformative experience. https://t.co/ROkUN9ezpv
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 24, 2019
I called it after Karen Pence. Christian schools are now in the cross hairs.
As an alumna of one, I'll go down with this fight. https://t.co/hwGzmBd58A
— Adrienne (@AdrienneRoyer) January 24, 2019
I’m in my 20’s and went to catholic grade/highschool, and a Christian college. I received a high quality education from phenomenal teachers, priests, and coaches. I went to Mass and had Bible studies that gave me a moral compass to follow to this day. #ExposeChristianSchools https://t.co/PLYQoKCngJ
— Robert Xavier (@RXFrench) January 24, 2019
"I'm a reporter seeking lapsed religious people to rip on their religious upbringing. Please contact me!"
Every hand in the newsroom goes up.https://t.co/4L3otD1q5q— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 24, 2019
No really, we’re on your side. https://t.co/k8Rbz7jaA7
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 24, 2019
"Why does everybody hate journalists?" https://t.co/qoaIz7fvu1
— … (@jtLOL) January 24, 2019
? “expose” https://t.co/zID2Dvx06M
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) January 24, 2019
Maybe next you could tackle #exposepublicschools for producing generations of incurious, gullible socialists. https://t.co/ULZhoemIjc
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) January 24, 2019
'The Covington fiasco has proved to be a clarifying moment… Much of the American media is no longer engaged in journalism. It is engaged in opposition research and in what is sometimes known among political operatives as “black p.r.”' https://t.co/2J5uxD2y2g https://t.co/To8nis9TuC
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) January 24, 2019
Please consider in this the context of the crusades against Covington Catholic, Catholic hospitals, Knights of Columbus, etc. A war on Christian institutions b/c they don’t share elite morality.
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) January 24, 2019
Media bias is what they cover as much as what they decide to cover up
They will use every disaffected kid they find to demonize Christian schools
Like they
Demonized #KarenPence
&
Demonized #KnightsOfColumbusThey have an agenda
Christianity is the enemy of secular liberalism https://t.co/lPa4x9ujBY— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) January 24, 2019
I want you to think for a second what would happen if The New York times ran a piece like this on Islamic Schools.
This is disgraceful. https://t.co/oaaRRAe4pE
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) January 24, 2019
Imagine someone wanted to "expose Muslim schools." What would be the reaction?
— Harold (@Nikk1066) January 24, 2019
This could go horribly wrong. But it might not. We'll see. https://t.co/Vp15DOVd1l
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 24, 2019
Well hey, at least they're being open about it now, right? https://t.co/GQzYH3L4Sw
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) January 24, 2019
Everyone should appreciate the honesty of this tweet. https://t.co/zRgHdw0W1N
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) January 24, 2019
I’m sure this will be a fair and balanced piece. ?? https://t.co/JeWIEiIFPN
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 24, 2019
How our national paper of record is manufacturing a social consensus to go after Christian schools. It’s coming. https://t.co/WIRRqYDHdg
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) January 24, 2019
Like a NYT obituary, this story is already written. Just looking for a few first hand stories that confirm what he already knows. https://t.co/87qoYxj5qB
— Patrick Deneen (@PatrickDeneen) January 24, 2019
Fuck the mainstream media.
Never help them.
I remember nearly 20 years ago a reporter calling me and not getting the answer she wanted so she just went on looking, presumably until she found it.
A couple years ago, I helped one and got screwed.
Never help them. https://t.co/Eus08PymvM
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 24, 2019
— Yann Perrod (@YannPerrodIFNB) January 24, 2019
Is this a real Times reporter https://t.co/yKYZtt0aO4
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 24, 2019
"We only want to hear from people who aren't old enough yet to appreciate all the things taught to us by attending a Christian school." https://t.co/67Yt3ooAj6
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) January 24, 2019
"I just graduated last week and bruh it SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKED"
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) January 24, 2019
"One student who wished to remain anonymous said his teachers routinely referred to him as…him."
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) January 24, 2019
"Another anonymous contributor said that the Christian school's policy of not passing students who failed made her feel like she was ostracized."
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) January 24, 2019
"The football coach had a MAGA hat in his car and when I complained I was told to 'grow up.'"
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) January 24, 2019
This is AWESOME
— Sandy (@RightGlockMom) January 24, 2019
Seriously, if you had a great experience, send it to him and see if it makes the print edition.
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Update:
Ah, it’s not as nefarious as it sounds …
I write about American youth, and the hashtag #exposechristianchools, which I didn't create, went viral in recent days. I'm writing about the response to it and want to hear about all experiences, including positive stories/impact about your time in school. Plz DM me.
— Dan Levin (@globaldan) January 24, 2019
You do know that hashtags go viral every single day on Twitter, right? You can’t write about all of them. You have to choose.
Investigate who created the hashtag and why they created it, and how it is they’ve come to think of Christians in such a fashion. That’s the story. This is lazy.
— Tim Andrews ? (@TimAndrewsHere) January 24, 2019
Related:
'MSM makes me sick': Anyone remember the Covington kids getting this kind of treatment from the NYT? https://t.co/6NbcAEAFHD
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 24, 2019
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