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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on June 09, 2020, 08:03:34 pm

Title: Axios Allows Its Reporters to Join Protests
Post by: PeteS in CA on June 09, 2020, 08:03:34 pm

https://dnyuz.com/2020/06/08/axios-allows-its-reporters-to-join-protests/ (https://dnyuz.com/2020/06/08/axios-allows-its-reporters-to-join-protests/)

Axios Allows Its Reporters to Join Protests

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In an unusual move at a news media organization, the head of Axios, a site popular with Beltway insiders, said in a memo that the company would support staff members who take part in public protests, a shift from the stance journalists normally adopt to avoid the appearance of partisanship.

In a companywide email on Monday that was reviewed by The New York Times, Jim VandeHei, the co-founder and chief executive of Axios, said, “First, let me say we proudly support and encourage you to exercise your rights to free speech, press, and protest. If you’re arrested or meet harm while exercising these rights, Axios will stand behind you and use the Family Fund to cover your bail or assist with medical bills.”

Keep this in mind any time you see a report from Axios on the BLM-Antifoid Riots. Axios' reporters are not remotely objective, and Axios has encouraged and even funded their non-objectivity.