AP urges DeSantis to end bullying aimed at reporter

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press called on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday to end “harassing behavior” by one of his press aides against an AP reporter who has received threats and other online abuse.

The request, in a letter from incoming AP CEO Daisy Veerasingham, is part of an effort by the news organization to fight online bullying against journalists, often triggered by public figures. Online harassment and threats of journalists have grown in recent years, prompting many news organizations to speak out.

DeSantis' press secretary, Christina Pushaw, denied trying to direct the governor's followers to target the reporter despite using language like “drag them” in a now-deleted tweet.

Pushaw objected to Tuesday's story by AP's Tallahassee, Florida-based reporter Brendan Farrington, which pointed out that one of DeSantis’ multimillion-dollar donors invests in a company making the COVID-19 treatment drug Regeneron. DeSantis has been touting the monoclonal antibody treatment throughout the state.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ap-urges-desantis-end-harassing-182008462.html

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1. DeSantis responds to reporters with the temerity to question his actions with great hostility.

He's a real bully. Florida's local news reporters (stenographers) have been cowed, they seldom ask tough questions at his press conferences. The MSM let Trump slap them around at will, they'll probably be too afraid to challenge SeSantis.