AP warns reporters to be safe after harassment from Sanders fans

[workinclasszero]

June 08, 2016, 08:35 am
By Jessie Hellmann

The Associated Press is warning its reporters to stay vigilant after several received harassing messages from supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Danny Spriggs, the AP's vice president for global security, said some reporters have received angry emails, social media messages and phone calls after the AP declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282658-ap-warns-reporters-after-harassment-from-sanders

[Thinkingabout]

1. No good will come of harassement of the reporters.

[workinclasszero]

3. Agreed. Now go look at Senator Warrens Facebook page

Talk about harassment, damn.

[Thinkingabout]

4. She will endorse Hillary anyway.

[jcgoldie]

16. thats an embarrassment

What sort of moron would go to Elizabeth Warren's social media and criticize her because she didn't endorse Bernie Sanders? Hypocrites that who.

[scscholar]

15. Well, that strategy worked for Trump

They've stopped telling the truth about him. It could work again.

[hrmjustin]

2. Unfortunately a few bad apples take it to a level that is wrong.

They do not represent Bernie supporters.

Stay safe even AP reporters.

[gollygee]

5. Wow

This is not just stupid, it's counter-productive. Do they want to shred what influence Bernie still has? Do they want to eliminate his potential for influence over the next 4 to 8 years?

I don't think some people are getting it. Bernie absolutely can not possibly win at this point. It simply can't happen. Behaving in violent or aggressive ways just causes harm to Bernie's image, and therefore to his future influence. It is not at all helpful.

[bravenak]

6. This behaviour is getting worse and worse

[workinclasszero]

7. Wait till Philly

[bravenak]

8. If they do that, the kill any chance of moving the party left for a long time

[workinclasszero]

9. Lots of these people are not democrats

Many of them want Bernie to make a third party run with the Greens or on his own. So to disrupt the dem convention would be a good thing in their eyes.

[bravenak]

11. I have noticed that a great many a very anti democrat

Really makes no sense why they would hang out with us.

[KingFlorez]

10. Reporters need to keep police on speed dial

[blackspade]

12. More ass covering from AP

For it's gross partisanship.

[AzDar]

18. This whole campaign: Lie, Cheat, Steal...and then make shit up to cover their corrupt ASSES.

[bigtree]

13. this is amazing how much of this is encouraged and tolerated by campaigns

...it would seem this is serious enough for candidates to confront and address directly.

[boomer55]

14. Reporters? They still have those?

[AzDar]

17. We'll rain down a storm of chairs that will block out the sun...

Seriously, tho... Hitler's-Favorite-News-Agency-Says-What?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/30/associated-press-cooperation-nazis-revealed-germany-harriet-scharnberg

[reformist2]

19. I'm supposed to be upset that a reporter was sent an angry e-mail? Seriously?