Thread by @jessesingal

1/ A lot of journalists thought what happened to @pescami was incredibly fucked up but couldn't or wouldn't say so because they were afraid it would harm them professionally. It was VERY fucked up. The circular-firing-squad dynamic going on in journalism right now is incredibly

2/ shitty and it's insane to me anyone could deny that it's a problem. There's a lot of cowardice afoot, particularly among older editors and writers who have felt the ground shuft under them and who would be truly fucked if they ever lose their jobs, which allows them to be

3/ steamrolled by younger, angrier writers and editors who use social justice as cover for opportunism and score-settling. Being at the center of one of these shitstorms sucks and I'm glad @pescami came through it okay. As a reader/listener, you should make your opinions on this

4/ heard by simply emailing the editors of places like Slate, or, better yet, consciously taking your attention and dollars elsewhere. Slate treated Pesca in a disgusting manner and this should be a permanent blot on the organization.

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5/ Every day, I thank God (who is dead) that I don't have to deal with these dynamics. But that was just dumb luck.

6/ Side note but I still cannot believe Defector allowed this anonymous quote in as the kicker of its story about this 'controversy.' Just incredibly shitty, cruel, score-settling journalism.