WashPost Reporter Claims Immigrants 'Going Hungry,' Never Spoke to One

March 17th, 2017 11:31 AM
A Wonkblog item at the Washington Post about immigrants who have been receiving food stamps allegedly deciding to cancel their enrollment has been sharply criticized for a headline change which occurred a short time after the entry went up. It was: "Immigrants are now canceling their food stamps for fear that Trump will deport them"; now it's "Immigrants are going hungry so Trump won't deport…

WashPost Writer Takes Credit for Pro-Jenner-Lecturing 'Twitterbot'

June 3rd, 2015 1:52 PM
Washington Post reporter Caitlin Dewey isn’t just a correspondent. She’s an activist. To the delight of other journalists, Dewey revealed online on Tuesday that she created a hectoring “Twitter-bot” to shame anyone who referred to Bruce Jenner as a “he” on Twitter during the gushy "God, I admire you" wave of Vanity Fair coverage.  Dewey's tweeting automaton lectured anyone who referred to Bruce…