The Newseum in D.C. has been under fire for two days over their selling of humorous t-shirts and bumper stickers featuring the phrase “Fake News.” Journalists and other blue checks FLIPPED OUT over it.
The @Newseum tries profiting off hatred of the press: https://t.co/hkD3OCrWOs pic.twitter.com/79NFd0HO5D
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) August 3, 2018
The @Newseum needs to answer for this. No, first STOP IT. Then answer for it. Note how the piping on the "Fake News" letters echoes the @CNN logo. So effed up. https://t.co/UNsIkiGQ5u
— John M. Donnelly (@johnmdonnelly) August 3, 2018
There are many, many, MANY more reactions like that. At first they held strong, but on Saturday afternoon, they caved to the mob. Here is the press release.
Aug 04, 2018
STATEMENT ON STORE MERCHANDISE
The Newseum has removed the “You Are Very Fake News” t-shirts from the gift shop and online. We made a mistake and we apologize. A free press is an essential part of our democracy and journalists are not the enemy of the people.
Questions have also been raised regarding other merchandise. As an organization that celebrates the rights of people from all political spectrums to express themselves freely, we’ve historically made all types of political merchandise available for our guests to purchase. That has included former and current presidential slogans and imagery and merchandise from all political parties. We continue to do so in celebration of freedom of speech.
Mob rule continues uninterrupted.