Journalists demanding more actions against online harassment Photo: AP Photo/Paula Munoz. A cellphone displays The Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Los Angeles. Associated Press Created: June 09, 2021 10:18 AM The Associated Press' recent firing of a young reporter for what she said on Twitter has somewhat unexpectedly turned company and industry attention to the flip side of social media engagement — the online abuse that many journalists face routinely. During internal meetings after the Arizona-based reporter, Emily Wilder, was let go, several journalists expressed concern over whether the AP would have the backs of employees under attack from the outside.