AP's Firing of Emily Wilder Is No Surprise
Photo: Peter Stackpole/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images The Associated Press has received an enormous amount of criticism, including from its own staffers, for firing Emily Wilder, 22, after hiring her as a news associate just 17 days before. According to AP, Wilder was let go for âviolations of APâs social media policy.â APâs action was clearly in response to a right-wing pressure campaign targeting Wilder for her activism in college supporting Palestinian rights. Though appalling, however, none of this should be a surprise. AP has been notably conser...