KSTP Owner Blames Social Media For #Pointergate Backlash
Source: Mediabistro
Stanley Hubbard, chairman and CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting, parent company of the station at the center of the #pointergate controversy, went on the defensive against detractors of the KSTP story that claimed the mayor and a get-out-the-vote volunteer were throwing gang signs in a picture.
Hubbard responded to the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists after it called on the Minneapolis ABC affiliate to “disavow” the story, which came to be known as #pointergate.
In his letter, Hubbard stands by his station’s report and blames social media for fomenting controversy, at one point saying the internet lacks credibility.
... He added that those who criticized his station’s coverage, including what he called “serious news organizations,” only “followed the herd” in their attack on the story. “Rather than responsibly questioning law enforcement’s motivation in bringing this story forward, and digging deep into whether it truly represented a public safety issue,” he wrote. “They instead chose to simply ignore that which was reported, and go with the much easier and much more popular ‘silly gesture’ angle.
Read more: http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/kstp-owner-blames-social-media-for-pointergate-backlash_b135590
Earlier: ‘Gang sign’ story backfires on KSTP
http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2014/11/gang-sign-story-backfires-on-kstp/
From the “Department of Are You Serious?” comes this from KSTP, which alleges that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges knows a gang sign.
“A gang sign?” one commenter notes on the KSTP website, in a barrage of heavy criticism of the ‘story.’ “They’re pointing to each other. The man in the photo is doing good by encouraging people to participate in our democratic process. He did wrong in the past, served his time, is trying to do right now and has to deal with this BS??? We’ve all made mistakes before, and we all deserve a second chance. Shame on KSTP for trying to take his second chance away from him. Terrible job, KSTP – your credibility has taken a hit.”
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With that terrorist fist bump thing.
...are you in a gang? Were in a gang in the past? You know all about gang signs and what they mean? Where did you get this education about the meaning of gang signs? Or are you saying you have some other expert at your beck and call to validate this piece of shit journalism? The name please.
- If not, then you should just go fuck yourself. How's that?
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