AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING FOR THE DES MOINES REGISTER

[PeteS in CA]

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/345470/

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING FOR THE DES MOINES REGISTER

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING FOR THE DES MOINES REGISTER: Entire RAGBRAI staff resigns over Register’s handling of Carson King story:

A rift over the Des Moines Register’s handling of the Carson King story has led to the resignation of the entire staff of the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa from the newspaper, effective immediately.
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Juskiewicz said his efforts to communicate with riders were blocked because “it did not mesh with the company’s PR narrative to spin the Carson King embarrassment.”
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“I can no longer be an effective leader when my principles are compromised by the leadership of Gannett/Des Moines Register,” said Juskiewicz.

Found via Iowahawk, who tweets, ... will start a new event with no affiliation to the paper,” adding, “For you non-Iowans, let me explain that this is a Big F’ing Deal. RAGBRAI has been a beloved state institution since 1973, attracts tens of thousands of riders, and is a major source of goodwill for the Register. This is a major kick in their nuts.”

Until "Cancel" culture results in significant consequences for the "Cancellers" it will continue and grow.

[Fishrrman]

"A rift over the Des Moines Register’s handling of the Carson King story"

Pray tell, what is "the Carson King story"?

[PeteS in CA]

"A rift over the Des Moines Register’s handling of the Carson King story"

Pray tell, what is "the Carson King story"?

In brief (from memory), King is a 20-something who turned a silly stunt begging for beer money into a significant donation for a charity when he got lots of $$ (I don't think his beg was serious). Anheuser-Busch stepped into the picture, and then some "reporter" on the DMR researched King, found some stupid things he'd said on social media and published it. Anheuser-Busch boldly bailed. This thread kind of picks it up from there, http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,377567.0.html .

The DMR canned the "reporter", but never admitted that their "reporter"'s article was a stupid stunt, evidently thinking silence would cause it to blow away. They chose unwisely.