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Related: About this forumBernie Sanders Supporters Attack Reporters Online After Hillary Clinton Declared Nominee (HRC GP)
Political reporters faced a series of nasty attacks from supporters of Bernie Sanders after The Associated Press reported that Hillary Clinton had secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Partys presumptive nominee for president.
While the AP didnt receive any specific threats, Danny Spriggs, the organizations VP for global security, sent out a memo Tuesday saying individual employees have received angry communications in the form of emails, social media messages and phone calls, Poynter reported. Spriggs urged AP employees to practice situational awareness.
While the AP didnt receive any specific threats, Danny Spriggs, the organizations VP for global security, sent out a memo Tuesday saying individual employees have received angry communications in the form of emails, social media messages and phone calls, Poynter reported. Spriggs urged AP employees to practice situational awareness.
Amy Chozick, a reporter for The New York Times covering Clinton, tweeted that she had received multiple threatening calls from Sanders supporters.
HuffPosts Mollie Reilly received several personal messages attacking her for reporting Clinton was the presumptive Democratic nominee on Monday.
The Washington Post rounded up several of the attacks from Sanders supporters aimed at female political reporters, including some directed at NPRs Tamara Keith and BuzzFeeds Ruby Cramer.
HuffPosts Mollie Reilly received several personal messages attacking her for reporting Clinton was the presumptive Democratic nominee on Monday.
The Washington Post rounded up several of the attacks from Sanders supporters aimed at female political reporters, including some directed at NPRs Tamara Keith and BuzzFeeds Ruby Cramer.
More info in links plus examples of the harrassment: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-supporters-attack-reporters_us_5758356de4b0ced23ca68b3d?
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Bernie Sanders Supporters Attack Reporters Online After Hillary Clinton Declared Nominee (HRC GP) (Original Post)
Her Sister
Jun 2016
OP
Of course. The less attention paid to bullies, the faster their power dissipates!
Walk away
Jun 2016
#9
Sanders needs to get in front of this, get the supporters under control, if he is the peace loving
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#10
Cha
(305,440 posts)1. Of course they did.. And, they're not stopping progress one iota.. only making
themselves look bad again.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)2. Seems like they are specially targeting female reporters!
So disgusting!
Cha
(305,440 posts)5. Weill yeah.. Sen Barbara Boxer, Roberta Lange, and Delores Huerta come to mind..
I'm sick of the harassment of women who refuse to be silenced. It needs to stop.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(115,368 posts)3. Brogressives?
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)4. Nice term there
Cha
(305,440 posts)6. Definitely should be added to that's era's lexicon.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)7. I have no respect for them and I don't think we need them. nt
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)8. The odd thing is that most of them will have lost interest by November anyway
Walk away
(9,494 posts)9. Of course. The less attention paid to bullies, the faster their power dissipates!
It would be different if we were running against a Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush. I don't think the party has to be held hostage while we are running against a man who's own party keeps trying to oust him.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)10. Sanders needs to get in front of this, get the supporters under control, if he is the peace loving
Person he says he is then the time to step up is now. These actions are not helping Sanders.
stopbush
(24,630 posts)11. Who knows what Sanders is these days.
I can tell you what he isn't...
Koinos
(2,798 posts)12. He is driving the bus over the cliff. He needs to find the brake pedal.
stopbush
(24,630 posts)13. Hard to do when your co-driver is Susan Sarandon...
POOR SUSAN (not really) She'll be the butt of jokes for a long time, I think.