Shelby Talcott Newsweek fired a reporter who wrote an article saying that President Donald Trump would likely be tweeting and golfing on Thanksgiving, according to a statement. Jessica Kwong, a former Newsweek political reporter covering the Trump administration, wrote an article originally titled “How Is Trump Spending Thanksgiving? Tweeting, Golfing And More” on Thursday. The article was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin Around December 15th, 2016, John Rayne Rivello tweeted a strobing GIF designed to induce a seizure to Newsweek journalist Kurt Eichenwald, who has epilepsy. Eichenwald saw the message, and predictably had a seizure. Despite tweeting under a pseudonym, the FBI was able to locate Rivello and promptly arrested…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Newsweek has retracted a story celebrating the moment Richard Spencer got punched in the face on the streets of Washington. The piece featured footage of an anarchist assaulting the alt-right leader as he is discussing his unpopular political views in an interview Friday, and was headlined: “The Infinite Joy Of Watching A Nazi Get…