Twitter Rails Against CNN Headline [VIDEO]

November 21, 2016 Extremists, Media, Nazis

From the Hollywood Reporter:



CNN saw swift backlash from the media and viewers over an onscreen message that aired on Monday’s The Lead With Jake Tapper. During a segment on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition, CNN’s Jim Sciutto spoke with two media correspondents about alt-right leader Richard Spencer and whether Trump needs to formally denounce and disavow alt-right groups.

Sciutto quoted Spencer, the president of The National Policy Institute who coined the term “alt-right,” and described his words as “hate-filled garbage” against Jews. Spencer’s quote read, “One wonders if these people are people at all, or instead soulless golem.”

The issue Twitter users had, however, was with the chyron at the bottom of the screen throughout the segment, which read: “Alt-right founder questions if Jews are people.” Politico’s Hadas Gold tweeted, “*pinches self* i’m real! i’m a person!” and The Hill’s Jordan Fabian shared a screen grab with the words, “Come on.” Another user posted: “Just b/c some idiot says it doesn’t mean you put it on the chyron.”


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