Ryan J. Reilly, a reporter covering the Ferguson fiasco for a news aggregator whose title deserves to be referenced with a mocking sophomoric rhyme, but I don’t feel like making an effort, posted a photo Sunday morning on Twitter of some earplugs lying on the ground, with the caption, “I believe these are rubber bullets, can anyone confirm?”
Of course, this was met with a deluge of well-deserved ridicule and many delightful digs featuring the tag #CanAnyoneConfirm?
Later that day, the reporter, who had gained a modicum of fame by live tweeting his and another reporter’s arrest at a McDonald’s, also posted this photo for some reason:
I believe this is responsible journalism. #CanAnyoneConfirm?
I tweeted it for you, and linked here. https://twitter.com/nukingpolitics/status/501496209970708480/photo/1
ReplyDeleteGracias! Now it looks like both Hunter and I apparently have popular pics with that hashtag.
DeleteYeah but this is with the official Nukingpolitics handle. People pay like, a nickel or so for that privilege.
DeleteThe guy who tweeted that is an embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteCheck this out: http://www.guns.com/2014/08/18/reporter-mistakes-earplugs-for-rubber-bullets-tweets-pic/