HAHAHA!
These HuffPost journos might not like what they hear on their big Middle America tour…
HuffPost is hitting the road with 23-city bus tour through Middle America https://t.co/zmUV6FBv2W pic.twitter.com/fOQNJBK92Q
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) July 13, 2017
This is going to be great:
It's like Lion Country Safari, except with redneckshttps://t.co/iCRwQwrxE4
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 13, 2017
Keep your hands inside the vehicle
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 13, 2017
After viewing the ceremonial rain dance, make sure to visit the gift shop for genuine authentic-style Middle American souvenirs
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 13, 2017
You need scoutman Bwana? Me talk native tongue, keep you safe
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 13, 2017
Can you imagine the awkward conversations they are going to have as they try to relate to flyover country residents? https://t.co/8OTdZONIUj
— Helen Wheels (@txtiger1) July 13, 2017
Or maybe not. They’re going to mainly Hillary cities in Trump states, which negates a lot of the whole purpose of the trip:
Though many of the cities the group is visiting voted for Hillary Clinton in last year’s election, all but two of the states went to Trump. But Polgreen says they’re not visiting “Trump country,” pointing to a reason for each city or state on the tour like an interesting community college system in Fort Wayne or Detroit’s large Arab-American population. Hillary Frey, HuffPost’s director of editorial strategy who came up with the bus tour idea, also pointed out that logistically it didn’t make sense to go to the corners of the country where the distance from one city to the next would be too far.
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And the pricetag for the trip? $1 million:
HuffPost launches 23-city bus tour through Middle America, which sources say could cost $1M https://t.co/HWVPQvu8VR https://t.co/PupdJJxxR2
— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) July 13, 2017
Exit question: Why not just use the $1 million to hire journalists from these 23 cities?
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Editor’s note: Additional tweets have been added to this post.
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