Associated Press fires Jewish staffer for pro-Palestinian tweets on social media 5 hours ago People survey rubble from a building previously destroyed in an air-strike following a cease-fire in Gaza City, on Friday. AP The Associated Press is being criticised for firing a young journalist over her social media activity, with some suggesting the news agency bowed to a political pressure campaign over her pro-Palestinian views from when she was in college. Emily Wilder, 22, had started at the AP on May 3 as a news associate for the Western US, based in Phoenix. On Wednesday, just over two weeks later, the AP informed her that she was being terminated for violations of its social media policy that took place after she became an employee.