USA Today reportedly edited Stacey Abrams op-ed to downplay call for boycotts ahead of MLB decision

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USA Today reportedly edited Stacey Abrams op-ed to downplay call for boycotts ahead of MLB decision
April 27, 2021 | Jon Dougherty

USA Today may have permitted post-publication editing of an opinion piece written by former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in an effort to soften her prior backing for boycotts in the state after Major League Baseball officials pulled the All-Star Game from the Atlanta Braves.

The op-ed, which was published March 31, a few days before MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced he was moving the game to Denver in protest of a new voter integrity law, initially appeared to praise the response to what she described as “racist, classist” legislation.

“The impassioned response to the racist, classist bill that is now the law of Georgia is to boycott in order to achieve change,” Abrams noted originally. “Events hosted by major league baseball, world class soccer, college sports and dozens of Hollywood films hang in the balance. At the same time, activists urge Georgians to swear off of hometown products to express our outrage.

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https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/04/27/usa-today-reportedly-edited-stacey-abrams-op-ed-to-downplay-call-for-boycotts-ahead-of-mlb-decision-1066017/

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Response from USA Today "People who remember things are crazy. Are you crazy?"

[Wingnut]

Shouldn't an OpEd stand on its own merits and only edited for space.

Ah that's the ticket! The MacNewspaper cut a line or two to fit the space allotment. 

[BassWrangler]

That election sow is the primary reason my wife and I aren't considering Georgia for a future relocation. The fact that this woman damn near became governor of Georgia is disturbing. Way too close to becoming a blue state.

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Caught helping Stacey Abrams hide encouragement for Georgia losing the All-Star Game, USA Today’s publisher Gannett apologizes
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/caught_helping_stacey_abrams_hide_encouragement_for_georgia_losing_the_allstar_game_usa_todays_publisher_gannett_apologizes.html

[BassWrangler]

Caught helping Stacey Abrams hide encouragement for Georgia losing the All-Star Game, USA Today’s publisher Gannett apologizes
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/caught_helping_stacey_abrams_hide_encouragement_for_georgia_losing_the_allstar_game_usa_todays_publisher_gannett_apologizes.html

Is there any lower form of life than the modern US "journalist"?