ABC 4 reporter Jason Nguyen personally visited the home of a Utah paramedic who donated $10 to the legal defense fund of Kyle Rittenhouse to “get the paramedics [sic] side of things”:
https://twitter.com/FollowWIN/status/1383252307358277633
Holy s*it. This could be worse than the time CNN went to the home of a Trump supporter over her Facebook page:
Some journalists go to war zones. Some confront security state agencies and repressive regimes. Some uncover the fraudulent schemes of Wall Street tycoons. And then some bullies abuse the profession to harass and expose private, powerless people.https://t.co/iC6zIbu4GH
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 18, 2021
And he did this over a $10 donation?
You’re doxxing someone for $10? Be better
— e-beth (@ebeth360) April 18, 2021
Just “leave him alone”:
https://twitter.com/Buffyinnyc/status/1383859519948611585
Also, that donation only came to light because the donor data information was hacked:
Harassing a private individual that donated to a legal defense fund because you got his name from hacked data is incredibly abusive. Honestly this shows such poor judgement that I don’t see how this person can be trusted with a media platform going forward. https://t.co/1krezyRPKP
— AG (@AGHamilton29) April 18, 2021
“Absolutely despicable and indefensible behavior”:
These guys tracked down a paramedic that donated $10 to a legal defense fund, contacted his employer to ask if he will be disciplined for the donation, and went to his house. Absolutely despicable and indefensible behaviorr.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) April 18, 2021
He’s really trying to prove journos are the “enemy of the people” after all:
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https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/1383862568859496454
And we’d like to hear from Twitter on why this information can be tweeted on based on *their* policies:
Seems like a violation of Twitter's hacked materials policy to disclose information about the paramedic that was obtained through a data breach.
— Ryan Radia (@RyanRadia) April 18, 2021
But we’re not shocked at the lack of consistency:
https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/1383864331700371460
Not only did he not delete it. . .
This isn't journalism, this is stalking.
Delete this, you psychopath. https://t.co/rVMXh8rY9y
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) April 18, 2021
. . .he followed it up with a report that now this guy is being investigated by his employer:
https://twitter.com/FollowWIN/status/1383273834090876937
In summary, a story with zero news value may now lead to someone losing their job. Well done, everyone:
Explain to me the news value of trying to destroy this paramedic's life over a $10 donation to a legal defense fund…
A donation these guys only know about because of a data breach.
The people worried about Substack content might want 2 start cleaning up with their own house. https://t.co/65Hbq23CIG
— AG (@AGHamilton29) April 18, 2021
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