Popular Washington Post sports writer Mike Wise has been suspended for a Ben Roethlisberger tweet gone awry. The tweet was supposed to be an experiment in how quickly a phony story would be picked up. Now Wise will have an experiment in a one-month suspension from the newspaper.
The Washington Post quotes its newly suspended employee, “As part of a bit on my show today, I tried to test the accuracy of social media reporting. Probably not the best way to go about the experiment. But in the end, it proved two things: 1. I was right about nobody checking facts or sourcing and 2. I’m an idiot. Apologies to all involved. My bosses at the Post feel I need a month to think about the severity of my actions.” Wise also tweeted an apology.
An employee suspension is essentially an internal discipline mechanism a company uses as a warning for an employee’s inappropriate actions. Typically unpaid, an employee suspension is a welcome alternative to being fired for a position, and also a way to put other potential offenders on alert. In the case of Mike Wise, his rather public suspension is a lesson in just how seriously people take a 140 character tweet.
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- Mike Wise Supended From Washington Post For Tweet (Huffington Post)
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