BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith is a little unhappy with this Huffington Post piece published today that questions his reporting on a story Smith wrote earlier this week alleging that Uber executive Emil Michaels threatened to “dig up dirt” on reporters. Twitchy covered the incident here.
Smith tweeted his dismay:
Pretty amazed to see @HuffingtonPost publishing something 1) falsely accusing me of making up comments Uber has already apologized for
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 21, 2014
And b)whining that I was "trying to change the tenor of an otherwise enjoyable dinner" http://t.co/Xu7Yyc3Pmk
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 21, 2014
But then the Twitter equivalent of watching someone walk across a lawn and step on a rake happened. Meaning, you see the person walking into danger and you know what’s going to happen once they step on the rake, but there’s nothing you can do to stop it from happening:
What do people think reporters' jobs are??
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 21, 2014
Yeah, this is going to leave a mark:
https://twitter.com/SeanDugan/status/535850975127691267
https://twitter.com/nickmendez/status/535850990981742592
@BuzzFeedBen 1) Making important friends. 2) Eating free food.
— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) November 21, 2014
.@BuzzFeedBen Tweet?
— ??????? (@GBTRU) November 21, 2014
@BuzzFeedBen @alex To tweet at each other
— Sean Percival (@Percival) November 21, 2014
Well, yes, reporters need to tweet … because it help us. 🙂
More funnies:
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/535851275972513792
@BuzzFeedBen A reporter's job is to regurgitate what was told to them, and to only say by whom if that person agrees to it first. Duh.
— Hashtag Content (@BPV103) November 21, 2014
@ggreenwald @BuzzFeedBen ass kiss the power structure. And restrict information from the public. Dump it all #freetheinfo
— Gary Webb (@GaryWebb1972) November 21, 2014
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@MiriamElder @BuzzFeedBen 3) Drinking?
— Liliana Segura (@LilianaSegura) November 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/535852826988404736
Top Ten Lists and Stalking Celebrities. RT @BuzzFeedBen: What do people think reporters' jobs are??
— Justin Snyder (@JustinSnyderFL) November 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/535856483737829377
Will the hits ever stop coming? Not likely:
https://twitter.com/TStivali/status/535856752520998912
@BuzzFeedBen sucking up to the powerful, and overestimating their relevance? @WajahatAli
— scepticali (@scepticAli) November 21, 2014
I used to think it was to inform the public, not push an agenda. RT @BuzzFeedBen What do people think reporters' jobs are??
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 21, 2014
@RBPundit @BuzzFeedBen Reporters = fluffers
— MyIQ2xu™ (@realmyiq2xu2) November 21, 2014
Oh this was dumb question for you to ask. RT @BuzzFeedBen: What do people think reporters' jobs are??
— Senate Popular VotEEE (@EEElverhoy) November 21, 2014
Yes a dumb question, but entertaining!
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