Taylor Lorenz lashed out at MSNBC correspondent Morgan Radford for “mishandling” a section from earlier this yr in which the Washington Submit’s web reporter broke down in tears whereas describing “abuse” and “harassment” she has obtained from critics on-line.
“No larger remorse in my profession than making the error of considering @MorganRadford knew how you can precisely report on abuse/ harassment,” Lorenz tweeted on Tuesday.
“Her full mishandling of the story has led to immense fallout and months of abuse. I can't warn girls loudly sufficient to keep away from her/MSNBC.”
Lorenz added: “She produced an insane rubbish section months in the past that misgendered a colleague (then refused to right away right it) lied about my harassment marketing campaign, utterly misrepresented what I mentioned and the way I’ve dealt with 2 straight years of relentless abuse. By no means apologized or mounted it.”
Lorenz went on to accuse Radford of “throwing a colleague beneath the bus, particularly one which purports to advocate for the marginalized communities.”
“It’s a reminder that cable information will at all times, above all else, exploit folks for reasonable views,” Lorenz tweeted.
“They basically don't care.”
Lorenz urged “girls journalists” to “NOT belief anybody within the media to inform your story or report on harassment precisely, particularly TV information folks.”
“They don't care about u or getting it proper,” in line with Lorenz.
The Submit has sought remark from Lorenz, Radford and MSNBC.
In April, Lorenz blasted MSNBC after the Comcast-owned cable information channel interviewed her for a section on the influence of cyberbullying.
In the course of the interview, a tearful Lorenz described affected by “extreme PTSD” whereas “considering suicide” after she obtained a deluge of damaging messages.
The MSNBC section cited a New York College examine which discovered that on-line criticism of Lorenz surged after she had been criticized by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Glenn Greenwald and Fox Information prime-time host Tucker Carlson.
Days after the section aired, Lorenz was livid at MSNBC for reaching out to Greenwald and Carlson searching for remark. She mentioned that the cable community “f–ked up royally” and “ought to discover ways to cowl these items correctly earlier than ever speaking about them once more.”
Lorenz mentioned that she obtained much more on-line vitriol because of the MSNBC interview.
Within the section, Lorenz was interviewed alongside Kate Sosin, a transgender reporter who covers LGBTQ points for The nineteenth Information.
Sosin accused MSNBC of misgendering them by figuring out them as a lady. The criticism from Lorenz and Sosin apparently prompted MSNBC to take away the unique section from its official YouTube channel.
Lorenz isn't any stranger to controversy. Final yr, Lorenz and her then-employer, The New York Instances, have been sued by influencer expertise agent Ariadna Jacob for defamation.
Jacob alleges that Lorenz’s report about her “contained quite a few false and disparaging statements,” together with an accusation that Jacob leaked nude photos of one in all her purchasers to “manipulate him.” The Instances has denied any wrongdoing.
Lorenz posted a courtroom doc on her Twitter account indicating that a part of the lawsuit was dismissed, although a federal decide dominated that Jacob’s claims of different allegedly defamatory statements by the reporter will be heard.
Earlier this yr, Lorenz was criticized by Greenwald and Carlson for errantly reporting that Silicon Valley enterprise capitalist Marc Andreessen used the “r-word” throughout a non-public chat on the members-only app Clubhouse.
In April, Lorenz and the Washington Submit have been accused of “doxxing” the nameless girl behind the controversial “Libs of TikTok” account.
In Might, Lorenz walked again claims that she was “relentlessly” harassed by an editor on the Drudge Report.
In June, the Washington Submit connected corrections to an article by Lorenz about social media influencers who used their platforms to cowl the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard civil trial.
The authentic model of Lorenz’s story acknowledged that two YouTube creators — Alyte Mazeika and one other consumer who goes by the title “ThatUmbrellaGuy” — have been contacted for remark earlier than publication.
However the two influencers went on social media and claimed that they have been by no means contacted by Lorenz. The reporter solely reached out to them after the very fact, in line with the influencers.
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