Mediaite / Twitter / Wonkette
Wonkette blogger Jack Stuef’s post making fun of Sarah Palin’s disabled son Trig was called “irredeemably vile” and “unfunny,” “disgraceful” and “gross.” And now, after two major companies pulled their ads from Wonkette and Steuf apologized, the post has been removed. Mediaite noted earlier this week, “As if jokes about Trig’s Down Syndrome aren’t bad enough on their own, Stuef goes the extra mile to pen kneeslappers about incest, child rape, and fetal alcohol syndrome.” Adweek notes: “Even Gawker’s Nick Denton, who’d founded Wonkette before selling it in 2008, told Adweek, ‘I don’t believe we would have done that post.'” || Earlier from Wonkette editor Ken Layne: “As you know on the internet there is no ‘taking down the post.’ Why even try that? So people like you can get another freelance internet column out of it by feigning outrage again?” || Related: 5 Ways News Organizations Respond to ‘Unpublishing’ Requests
Uncategorized
Wonkette deletes post ridiculing Sarah Palin’s disabled son
Tags: MediaWire, Top Stories
More News
Q&A: Jane Lytvynenko on disinformation and how journalists can navigate an increasingly cloudy social media landscape
The pioneering reporter in the disinformation space will host a webinar about investigating Telegram on April 4.
March 28, 2024
What’s next for Plandemic? A musical.
‘It was a good reminder that there is a very strong amount of financial support for even the wackiest far-right, anti-vax ideas’
March 28, 2024
Opinion | Now NBC News must deal with the Ronna McDaniel fallout
Questions linger about whether this could impact how viewers see NBC News’ political coverage
March 28, 2024
Opinion | How fact-checkers can use AI wisely
AI is already saving hundreds of hours of work by automating repetitive tasks. More collaboration among fact-checkers is the next step.
March 28, 2024
Opinion | Yes, you can fact-check on TikTok
Fact-checkers in Turkey have found a space amidst dance videos and humor
March 28, 2024
Comments are closed.
Comments