NY Times Changes Headline on Trump Shooting Response After Social Media Blowback
The New York Times has changed its print edition headline of a report on President Donald Trump‘s response to the two mass shootings this weekend after receiving a lot of Twitter blowback.
The original headline said “TRUMP URGES UNITY VS. HATE,” and was widely criticized for the framing of the president’s remarks Monday morning — including by a number of Democrats running for president.
Unbelievable. https://t.co/rLgaacttDS
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 6, 2019
That’s not what happened. https://t.co/m6eIZOARcZ
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) August 6, 2019
Lives literally depend on you doing better, NYT. Please do. https://t.co/L4CpCb8zLi
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) August 6, 2019
Hey, @nytimes — what happened to “The Truth Is Worth It?”
Not the truth.
Not worth it. pic.twitter.com/N5tMTEoLln— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) August 6, 2019
After the massive social media blowback, the Times has changed the headline to “ASSAILING HATE BUT NOT GUNS”:
Tomorrow’s @nytimes tonight, second edition: @realDonaldTrump assails hate but not guns; China employs currency in trade feud, jolting markets. #nytimes pic.twitter.com/1fD4pVEbaF
— Tom Jolly (@TomJolly) August 6, 2019
The new headline is also getting some criticism:
The new hed stinks, too. “Assailing hate?” pic.twitter.com/4bn5HUrW6E
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) August 6, 2019
strike two https://t.co/LQkhbVWrXr
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 6, 2019
Right…the only accurate headline would be: "Assailing White Supremacist Hate, But Not His Own." https://t.co/MRs5P8PcGF
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) August 6, 2019
Wanna try for a third? https://t.co/yuCCy2iv8Z
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) August 6, 2019
@TomJolly: you seem like a nice guy. That headline is not good. Not accurate. Not contextual. It’s just wrong and the grey Lady should be ashamed of printing this crap. The President does not, in fact, assail hate. He fans the flames and inspires white supremacists. Do. Better. https://t.co/USsT9gUJP4
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) August 6, 2019
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