The Des Moines Register reporter who exposed a man's racist tweets from 2012 is no longer with the publication after readers revealed his own social media posts that included derogatory language against black people, gay people, same-sex marriage and women
"We took appropriate action because there is nothing more important in journalism than having readers' trust," Executive Editor Carol Hunter said in an opinion piece, responding to local outrage to the original story. It is unclear if the reporter quit or was fired.
Readers quickly questioned why the Register had dug so far into King's life, surfacing posts from when he was 16 in 2012.Hunter addressed the criticism, saying that numerous fundraising scams have been recently exposed."As journalists, we have the obligation to look into matters completely, to aid the public in understanding the people we write about and in some cases to whom money is donated," she said.
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