During a town hall meeting today, several managers at the Associated Press acknowledged that they made mistakes in how they handled the firing of Emily Wilder.
"We failed to initially see this as more than an HR issue,” an assistant managing editor said
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"We failed to initially see this as more than an HR issue,” an assistant managing editor said
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But, they defended the decision to fire Wilder over her pro-Palestinian tweets, and one manager said that the mistakes made were “mistakes of process, and not of outcome.” washingtonpost.com/media/2021/05/…
“We want to acknowledge that we made missteps in handling this crisis,” deputy managing editor Amanda Barrett told employees. “Please know that the AP will protect you. We’ll have your back when you face threats online.” washingtonpost.com/media/2021/05/…
AP employees were also told today that Emily Wilder was fired not for a specific tweet but because of her " body of tweets." washingtonpost.com/media/2021/05/…
The “borderline” tweets referenced in the story were made prior to her hiring, to be extra clear. Because of these tweets, social media training was considered to be particularly important in her case. washingtonpost.com/media/2021/05/…
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