Thread by @EmporersNewC

This is a difficult situation for @JamilAnderlini. This is not in @POLITICOEurope, and editors are expected to back their staff, but equally, this is becoming damaging for Politico.

This isn't one day and a retraction, we are in day 2 and Alex is doubling down.

https://twitter.com/AmbColonna/status/1454458025356500992

Politico are in danger of being part of the story now.

https://twitter.com/DavidGHFrost/status/1454460927345057793

Is this going to lead to a ban on journalists associating themselves with their publication's brand on twitter in their profile?

Because I think this is really where this has to go if editorial norms are to be kept while protecting the brand.

Otherwise, they risk damaging their brand when someone on twitter just begins to misquote things and, let's be honest, ignored anyone trying to indicate that it was a mistake.

We're now at the point where it looks to all deliberate and that politicians are using this helpful coverage in their rhetoric.

And, Alex did write the politico piece. So now there is questions over the quality of this piece by implication.

politico.eu/article/france…

It is damaging to Politico.

https://twitter.com/mattsteinglass/status/1454215356789231621

It also reflects on their hiring policy, but...

We're nowhere near a Stephen Glass situation.

So I don't see any solution to this for Jamil Anderlini other than ensure that the Politico brand is not dragged through the mud by someone who can now use the power of social media to self publish by publicly associating themselves with that brand.

Social media self publication for editors is going to a nightmare for editors otherwise.

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