Full transparency. This editor cannot and will not defend anything Amy Mek has posted on Twitter.
But watching Soledad O’Brien of ALL people share the HuffPost piece where the Trump supporter and her family were doxxed and harassed with over 800k followers and call it a ‘worthwhile read’ … that’s just damned depressing.
Fascinating digging into crazy troll and racist @amymek whose real name is apparently Amy Jane Mekelburg and whose husband used to be a WWE Executive. Worthwhile read. https://t.co/KoVMA9d6xy
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) June 2, 2018
What’s fascinating is that anyone thinks this is in anyway journalism.
If you don’t like what someone posts on Twitter, block them. If they harass you, report them.
This isn’t difficult.
Congrats on normalizing doxxing! Nothing bad will come of this.
— Smittie™ GED (Hons), BS (D-) (@smittie61984) June 2, 2018
Read the article
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) June 2, 2018
We did read the article.
Which is why we are so disappointed with Soledad for sharing it and calling it worthwhile. We are reminded of when CNN threatened to doxx a man who created a meme of the outlet and Trump … is this what journalism has come to?
The Amy person tweets things they object to politically. So a story was written, her boss’s employer was called (twice) until the employer fired her husband. All to expose an anonymous twitter person they didn’t like. pic.twitter.com/OaCQMsJUyy
— Bocephus (@lordthx1139) June 3, 2018
What he said.
How could you possibly call this fascinating ?
— ????? ???? ??? (@HonkyTonkJew) June 2, 2018
Trying to out bully the bully. #Classy
— Mom Smirks (@mom_grateful) June 2, 2018
Are you serious??? This isn't "digging". It's doxxing plain and simple.
— Duchess of Bourbon AnnaD (@AnnaDsays) June 3, 2018
Doxxing is bad. Just block trolls.
People are sending this woman's family death threats.
— The Crazee™ Code ? (@Crazizzle) June 2, 2018
That's very vile of you.
— The Department of No (@SantasTavern) June 2, 2018
Shocked at this hateful tweet by someone I once respected as a professional. Yikes!
— Gina Bella (@ginabella) June 2, 2018
And yet they still wonder how Trump won.
THIS.
CRAP.
RIGHT.
HERE.
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