The New York Times and The Washington Post showed each other some love on Twitter today.
The Twitter account of the Times promoted the piece by James B. Stewart by touting how the author was prompted to become “a @WashingtonPost subscriber after Monday’s Russia scoop.” A minute later, it gave a shout-out to the Post with a #FF (Follow Friday) Tweet linking to the the newspaper’s account.
Our columnist @JamesStewartNYT on becoming a @WashingtonPost subscriber after Monday’s Russia scoop https://t.co/0wS9EM9lbi
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 19, 2017
@JamesStewartNYT @washingtonpost #FF @washingtonpost
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 19, 2017
The Post‘s Twitter account responded with this X-Files GIF:
@nytimes @JamesStewartNYT pic.twitter.com/jmp4LjMfZw
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 19, 2017
As you might expect, this led to a number of positive and negative reactions from other Twitters users. There were more than a few “get a room” replies from journalists at other media outlets:
@nytimes @washingtonpost Get a room!
— David Clinch (@DavidClinchNews) May 19, 2017
@washingtonpost @nytimes get a room
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 19, 2017
@washingtonpost @nytimes get a room guys
— Laura J. Nelson (@laura_nelson) May 19, 2017
It should be pointed out that within minutes of the exchange between the two newspapers, each had published a new expose involving President Donald Trump and the ongoing Russia controversy. This timing didn’t go unnoticed on Twitter:
So this happened. Then @nytimes and @washingtonpost each dropped bombshells moments after Air Force One was wheels up. pic.twitter.com/U20atZeIdw
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 19, 2017
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