Bernie Sanders Supporters Attack Reporters Online After Hillary Clinton Declared Nominee (HRC GP) [View all]
Political reporters faced a series of nasty attacks from supporters of Bernie Sanders after The Associated Press reported that Hillary Clinton had secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Partys presumptive nominee for president.
While the AP didnt receive any specific threats, Danny Spriggs, the organizations VP for global security, sent out a memo Tuesday saying individual employees have received angry communications in the form of emails, social media messages and phone calls, Poynter reported. Spriggs urged AP employees to practice situational awareness.
Amy Chozick, a reporter for The New York Times covering Clinton, tweeted that she had received multiple threatening calls from Sanders supporters.
HuffPosts Mollie Reilly received several personal messages attacking her for reporting Clinton was the presumptive Democratic nominee on Monday.
The Washington Post rounded up several of the attacks from Sanders supporters aimed at female political reporters, including some directed at NPRs Tamara Keith and BuzzFeeds Ruby Cramer.
More info in links plus examples of the harrassment:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-supporters-attack-reporters_us_5758356de4b0ced23ca68b3d?