Daisy Veerasingham, the chief operating officer, said that the AP stood by its decision to axe Wilder but admitted it could have been handled better. “I want to reinforce we stand by our decision. It has been an extremely difficult decision to make. No one would deny that we didn’t make mistakes in the process and that we wouldn’t have done things differently,” she said.
Details of the town hall were passed to the Guardian by a source who was able to listen in. Transcripts of the meeting’s chat channel were also provided. Some AP staffers voiced concerns at the town hall that senior staff has not backed them in the past or would not back them in the future when coming in for online attacks.
A.P. Begins Review of Social Media Policy After Journalist’s Firing
The news agency known for unbiased journalism faces criticism from its own staff after a young news associate was dismissed.
The Associated Press headquarters in Lower Manhattan.Credit.Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
May 25, 2021
The Associated Press has started a review of its social media policy after more than 150 staff members publicly condemned the firing of a young journalist for violating that policy.
In a memo to its global newsrooms on Monday, The A.P.’s top editors said they had heard the concerns from many journalists over the weekend and were “committed to expanding the conversation taking place about A.P.’s approach to social media.”
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AP Fires Reporter Over Past Anti-Israel Advocacy
The firing came after the Stanford College Republicans posted a Twitter thread on May 17 calling Wilder an “anti-Israel agitator.”
Aaron Bandler is a staff writer for the Jewish Journal, mainly covering anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. Originally from the Bay Area, his past work experience includes writing for The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Townhall.
The Associated Press (AP) announced on May 20 that they are letting go of a reporter due to her anti-Israel advocacy social media posts while she was in college.
The firing came after the Stanford College Republicans posted a Twitter thread on May 17 calling Wilder an “anti-Israel agitator” who was a leader in Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace organizations while at Stanford. The thread highlighted past social media posts from Wilder, including calling the late philanthropist Sheldon Adelson a “naked mole rat-looking billionaire” and defe