That pretty much sums up the Cincinnati Enquirer’s bizarre social media blunder. WTF, guys?
The fabulous @LilMissRightie caught this retweet from the Enquirer’s verified Twitter account on Wednesday night. Note the Jim Carrey-style editorializing in this screen shot taken from Topsy.
The Enquirer’s social media person followed up with this reply to @LilMissRightie:
Yes, yes. Someone died. But we’re tickled pink about bringing you the news. Victim-giggles!
@Cincienquirer @LilMissRightie I love when people's deaths benefit me! Yay, death! :))))))
— TJ (@jylwheel) July 24, 2013
Both tweets were quickly deleted, but the Cincinnati Enquirer is about to learn the hard way that Twitchy and Twitter are forever.
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360149732967989248
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360149814857572352
Unreal, indeed.
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360150022475624448
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360150245994283010
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360152076048805888
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360152793664847872
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360155309685211136
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360155748262621185
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360156115041923074
Definitely shoody business. Here’s the Enquirer’s story on the shooting death. This one was tweeted sans emoticon.
UPDATE: New details emerge in fatal police-involved shooting http://t.co/rB48oR8Z04 via @JaniceMorse
— Enquirer (@Enquirer) July 25, 2013
Update:
The Cincinnati Enquirer tweeted an apology shortly after Twitchy published the deleted tweets.
We sincerely apologize for the poor judgment in a tweet about Clifton shooting last night. There was no ill intent.
— Enquirer (@Enquirer) July 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360435620075675649
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/360435111184957440
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