ABC producer earns Internet’s hate for tweeting at Newtown relatives
The account is now gone, but the Twitterverse remains outraged
By David DaleyTopics: Media Criticism, nadineatabc, Newtown shooting, Sandy Hook, News
An ABC News producer earned the wrath of Twitter for her repeated tweets at anyone she thought might be a parent or relative of a Sandy Hook Elementary School student.
The producer, Nadine Shubailat, either removed her account or Twitter suspended it. It’s now gone. But screen shots of her tweets made her the public face of outrage against the media for invading the privacy of parents in the midst of unbelievable tragedy.
One person, who tweets at @artayd2, became the hero of Twitter for telling Nadine, succinctly (and evoking memories of a Twitter feud between Aimee Mann and Ice-T) to “eat a dick.”
Some of our favorite responses are below:
"@madiganreads: What a heartless jerk. twitter.com/marcslove/stat… Really @nadineatabc? Really?? I hope you lose your job." Wow!
— Jeanette Hernandez (@ChasinCaroline) December 15, 2012
Follow @nadineatabc to watch as she tweets families of the #CTshooting. This woman is a vulture - and she blocks anyone who says so. #sick
— George Bailey Smith (@GeorgeBaileyDog) December 14, 2012
heartless sick reporter @nadineatabc tried 2get an interview w/1of the kids i.imgur.com/zanjK.jpg”.She has since deleted her acct #newtown
— Gladys Davenport-Smi (@GladysDavenport) December 15, 2012
Hey @abcnews, what is your response to the disgusting @nadineatabc twitter incident? Is she still a employee? If so, I'll tune in elsewhere.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) December 15, 2012
@nadineatabc You truly make me miss the days before social media. Back then we didn't have to see reporters beg for dirt out in the open.
— Ian L. (@i_am_scifi) December 14, 2012
Everyone is piling on @nadineatabc without acknowledging that being a parasitic sociopath is pretty much a prerequisite for being a reporter
— Angry Jake (@Angry_Jake) December 15, 2012
Hey @abcnews, what is your response to the disgusting @nadineatabc twitter incident? Is she still a employee? If so, I'll tune in elsewhere.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) December 15, 2012
David Daley is the executive editor of Salon. More David Daley.
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