Quote:A reporter at a Massachusetts-based newspaper resigned Friday after falsely claiming in a tweet Thursday that the man who killed five employees at the Capital Gazzete newspaper left a “Make America Great Again” hat at the crime scene.

“Shooter who killed 4 people at Annapolis newspaper dropped his #MAGA hat on newsroom floor before opening fire,” Conor Berry, a reporter at The Republican in Springfield, Mass., wrote in a now-deleted tweet.

Berry, who covered politics and crime for The Republican, apologized for the “stupid” and “regrettable” tweet Friday, adding that it made his 21-year career as a journalist come to a “screeching halt.”

Quote:“We need to be more vigilant than ever to be fair and accurate in a climate in which we are scrutinized and criticized,” said Wayne Phaneuf, the executive editor of the newspaper, in a statement.

(06-29-2018 10:06 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  I'm just shocked he didn't try to claim his Twitter was hacked since that's the go-to defense for leftists.

(06-29-2018 10:06 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  I'm just shocked he didn't try to claim his Twitter was hacked since that's the go-to defense for leftists.

(06-29-2018 09:44 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

Quote:“We need to be more vigilant than ever to be fair and accurate in a climate in which we are scrutinized and criticized,” said Wayne Phaneuf, the executive editor of the newspaper, in a statement.

"Fake news" exposed and foiled once again. The POTUS is smiling...