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Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social |
Holy shit: When Will Lewis was newly-hired Publisher and CEO of the Washington Post, he offered NPR media reporter David Folkenflik an exclusive story about the paper's future in exchange for him killing a story about Lewis' involvement in covering up criminal activity at Rupert Murdoch's tabloids.
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Vir2ualVibes
@vir2ualvibes.bsky.social
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I've been wondering how "deep" Lewis might be in the dark info-wars of who gets what in the media. So far, he sounds no different than some cheap tabloid trash king.
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Captain Hurley
@zoonie.bsky.social
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Welcome to UK right-wing paper journalism!
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@lexiitea.bsky.social
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Murdoch alum, how many stories will this guy catch and kill and we'll never know about
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Kavi
@brittexkavi.bsky.social
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I’ve read about normal UK citizens who were hacked & had their lives destroyed by Murdoch’s people & their corruption knows no bounds. When Prince Harry began standing up to him, many of his closest friends also had their lives destroyed as does anyone who stands up to Murdoch in the UK.
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Simply Ed
@gojira65.bsky.social
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Congrats to Dylan Byers for taking the deal and getting the exclusive interview.
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Jessica
@simonlcupcake.bsky.social
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Who do we write to as Post subscribers to tank this guy?
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rotheche
@rotheche.bsky.social
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Uhhhh No, that's not good at all.
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DTaylor 🌄🤓🌿🗳️
@scrabbyone.bsky.social
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I'm nearly apoplectic. MSM is going the way of GOP: Spew bullshit, deny inconvenient truth.
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Andy Pearlman
@apearlma.bsky.social
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wait, how many stories has WaPo done on NPR's new CEO?
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Bruno J. Navarro
@brunojnavarro.bsky.social
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my first day at my first reporting job, the editor sat me down and explained that mistakes are normal and we try to correct them but that surreptitiously keeping a friend or acquaintance’s name out of the paper was a fireable offense 🔥
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🌏🐶🦕🥳 Vegetable Gremlin ⍼👻🥦💥🏠♫
@vegetablegremlin.bsky.social
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Usually when a story gets killed it’ll be in exchange for something better, not a keynote powerpoint
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mechanical jam
@electricjelly.bsky.social
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God, how fucking embarrassing. “Drop the story about how I helped Rupert Murdoch cover up crime and shittiness and I’ll give you a big, fat commercial for me in return!”
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Steph Scythes
@stephscythes.bsky.social
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The WAPO is a typical #MSM POS now and will only get worse after this move.
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Tiah Marie Beautement
@mstiahmarie.bsky.social
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This is why we need cat photos, otters, horses…otherwise we’d all lose our will to carry on.
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@pixieblue.bsky.social
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I cancelled my subscription when they hired him.
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Ralf W
@raflw.bsky.social
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Bezos is no man of virtue, so he probably won't get what a massive breach if ethics this is. But Lewis plainly made repeated quid pro quo offers to kill a story that reflects badly on him. He has to go. @washingtonpost.com
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Redir
@red1r.bsky.social
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Be prepared for them to double down and go full maga.
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Michelle Lamb
@mlamb.bsky.social
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Welp Lewis’s reputation is in the toilet anyway despite his clumsy coverup and karma.
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Indorfin
@indorfin.bsky.social
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I’m just gonna keep reposting this. WaPo is dead.
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Mr. Magoo's nephew
@joebob7.bsky.social
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I should cancel my Post subscription now.
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PolR24.bsky.social
@polr24.bsky.social
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I heartily recommend Private Eye's coverage of the malfeasance of Murdoch's media titles. www.private-eye.co.uk
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Gina Perry
@ginaperry.bsky.social
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I want to support national news too, but what's left? I just canceled my WAPO subscription and upgraded my subscription for The Handbasket. Thank you for all that you do!
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Jan Tinklenberg, Fine Arts
@jantink.bsky.social
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I just canceled our sub to the Post. So much for “democracy dies in darkness.” I’m guess that will be coming off the masthead at some point.
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Josh "Go Drink The Sea" Brown
@theotherspeakman.bsky.social
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Maybe I'm crazy but that makes the story he wants to quash juicier, IMHO
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Gregg Levine
@greggjlevine.bsky.social
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We have fostered an “Art of the Deal” culture that frames success in transactional relationships as if it were the pinnacle of self-actualization.
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@gwchilly.bsky.social
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“In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” That’s Folkenflik talking. Tory journos flee UK on eve of electoral annihilation to impose catch-and-kill on US.
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Evan Prellberg
@evanprellberg.bsky.social
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Welp. Just cancelled my Post subscription.
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Julie Sullivan 朧淺夫人
@webwight.bsky.social
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Well, way more people know about it now
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Huh…
@capitalistfool.bsky.social
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Apparently Lewis did NO research on David Folkenflik, who is about the least likely journalist to accept such an offer.
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SC Prince of Tides
@sctideprince.bsky.social
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Anyone who works for Murdochs UK newspapers is basically a sleaze
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Blue Meme
@bluememe.bsky.social
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If there is any honor left among the employees of the WaPo (there is none above them), they will rebel en masse, and Lewis will become the Liz Truss of publishers.
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Ni en pedo
@300ps.bsky.social
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Hey it didn't work for Bill Cosby, I might as well try it.
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Agent Broflake
@abroflake.bsky.social
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Yikes
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Momus Jones
@boyq.bsky.social
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Time to visit @washingtonpost.com & start asking in the replies "When is Will Lewis resigning?"
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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social
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Read my analysis:
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Andie
@alannaeowyn.bsky.social
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Well damn.
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Howie from Maryland 🦀
@hocohowie.bsky.social
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Seems bad.
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Andrew Henninger
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Saved NPR the trouble of doing the interview by clearly explaining the paper's future direction by example.
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Taul Apreides
@nookum.bsky.social
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Is that bad? That sounds bad.
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@gregstuart.bsky.social
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friggen' Limey
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Sagittarius A*
@sagastar.bsky.social
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[sigh] so i'm gonna have to cancel wapo huh?
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@mjk4mj.bsky.social
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A form of bribery by a right-winger (and we're not talking about Republicans on the Supreme Court. Did Lewis learn it from Trump, "I need you to de me a favor, though" (in order to get aid again)?
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Eileen Popp.
@epopp.bsky.social
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Adeyinka Young
@jonswift.bsky.social
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Look, I know this isn’t funny. But if I don’t laugh, I have to face reality. Which is: My god, it feels like we’re going backwards… every fuckin day.
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Christine Valada
@mcvalada.bsky.social
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I hear Mrs. Graham spinning in her grave.
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Simon Like
@simonlike.bsky.social
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Some days I'm amazed at how much so many people suck.
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Mike
@mikesbadtweets.bsky.social
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is there anyone who runs a major newspaper who is just normal
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Kevin
@tam-lin.bsky.social
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What about the part where Puck’s Dylan Byers was the person who did get the exclusive story? Has anyone asked him if there was a quid pro quo?
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Matt
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Setting aside the whole part where this is unethical, it also seems like… not a great deal? Why would Folkenflik take that offer? "An exclusive story about the paper's future" just means first crack at the press release.
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