Wednesday afternoon a breaking news reporter for the Associated Press posted a tweet detailing a death threat her newsroom just received.
It’s going viral, with a combined 9000-plus likes and retweets in just one hour.
For those who think this is out of the ordinary, it’s not.
“Doxxing, assault, death threats: the new dangers facing US journalists covering extremism,” is a story The Guardian published in June. But it’s not just journalists covering extremism.
The New York Times’ Ken Vogel, who used to be the chief investigative reporter at Politico, is a well-known reporter who occasionally appears on cable news.
Monday afternoon he posted chilling audio of a voicemail he received.
“You’re a genius,” the caller begins. “Your insight is just genius, he continues. “I mean, let’s face it. Hillary lost. You supported a criminal. You still support that criminal. You’re the problem,” the caller tells him.
“You are the enemy of the people,” the caller adds, echoing what the president has pounded into Trump supporters’ heads. “And although the pen might be mightier than the sword, the pen is not mightier than the AK-47.”
It’s been liked and retweeted a combined total of over 28,000 times.
Earlier this month, CNN’s Brian Stelter posted a clip, explaining that a caller into C-SPAN said on-air that he was going to shoot him and CNN’s Don Lemon:
Many are blaming Trump.
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