I’m proud to say that I caught this pretty early on:
Buzzfeed news editor seems objective. pic.twitter.com/9mkZntNFrI
— el ¡Soopèr! ن (@SooperMexican) July 24, 2015
Here’s one poignant response:
.@BuzzFeedBen, while I'm accounting for my loved ones, this shit: http://t.co/A8KyJWrG3V
Horrible. Horrible. Horrible.
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) July 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/624415964570890240
And others:
This is a friggin news editor? What a disgrace, @Buzzfeed. https://t.co/EhmFXhSZwm
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) July 24, 2015
Here’s her tweet:
https://twitter.com/rachelzarrell/status/624399586879229952
Sounds “objective” to me, right? At least she was stupid enough to be honest – I’d bet most “objective” reporters think the same way but aren’t stupid enough to admit it in public.