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Politico editor: We discard ‘dozens’ of potential hires over toxic Twitter feeds
Washington Post ^ | September 8, 2017 | Erik Wemple

Posted on 09/10/2017 7:44:25 AM PDT by C19fan

In a social-media workshop with staff members on Friday, Sudeep Reddy, a managing editor at Politico, said that the organization discards “dozens” of job applications and referrals over inappropriate, partisan or puerile tweets. “We are deliberately nonpartisan in the kind of journalism that we pursue,” Reddy told the Erik Wemple Blog after the meeting. Politico vets “hundreds” of possible hires per week, said Reddy. “We have found on Twitter feeds revealing insight into how people write.”

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I applied for positions at a major financial institution. They asked if I had a Twitter account and a Linkedin account. Thankfully I was able to leave the twitter account information blank.
1 posted on 09/10/2017 7:44:25 AM PDT by C19fan
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What’s to stop someone from lying that they DO NOT have such an account(s)? False names, etc....


2 posted on 09/10/2017 7:48:49 AM PDT by DaveA37
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Pollutico....”nonpartisan”. Hahahahahahaha. No reason to bother reading further.


3 posted on 09/10/2017 7:48:57 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Let Trump Be Trump. Would you rather have Hillary?)
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To: C19fan

Back in the ‘60’s my mother said, (approximately) “Never put anything on your car that identifies a political stance. No matter what, you will piss somebody off and you aren’t there to protect your car. There’s no need to let anybody know anything about your private life.”

I feel the same way about Twitter, Facebook and any social media. A friend and former teacher told me the school sent around an email warning them that they would most likely be fired if they put something controversial on social media.


4 posted on 09/10/2017 7:49:17 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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“We are deliberately nonpartisan in the kind of journalism that we pursue,” This is Politico talking, the rabid leftist website. And you wonder if these clowns live in the same world as everyone else. What blatant utter lies and BS.
5 posted on 09/10/2017 7:52:00 AM PDT by Fungi (90 percent of all soil biomass is a fungus. Fungi rule the world.)
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None of my social media accounts are in my real/full name.

And if they ask, I don’t have any such accounts.

I don’t know if even such a question is even legal.


6 posted on 09/10/2017 7:52:08 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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To: Gen.Blather

So True....I had a pro military license plate holder on my practically new car and someone gave me a $3300 key job! I live in California but in a primarily conservative county.


7 posted on 09/10/2017 7:54:41 AM PDT by notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
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To: C19fan

After tossing 85% of the resumes in the circular file a smart employer refines the hiring process by vetting candidates on social media.

Not that I ever did anything like hat...:-)


8 posted on 09/10/2017 7:55:04 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

I would think any nom de plume using “ podesta” would get you a “ job” at politico


9 posted on 09/10/2017 7:55:37 AM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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That’s OK...The Wash Post and NY Times will hire ‘em.


10 posted on 09/10/2017 7:56:02 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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Yes but here is what’s next. Soon it won’t be enough to not have any “wrong thinking” on social media. You will have to have a “positive footprint” with ample examples of PC “correct thinking” on twitter etc.


11 posted on 09/10/2017 7:56:10 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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Of course they’re ‘nonpartisan’; they love Republicans like John McCain, Lindsey Graham, et al. Let’s see them claim they are non-ideological or non-agenda driven.


12 posted on 09/10/2017 8:00:51 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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Amazingly the ones they do hire have apparently passed this screening test...


13 posted on 09/10/2017 8:03:22 AM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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I have a Facebook account I created under a false name, so I could comment on some other message boards and news sites, which for some reason have gravitated to using your Facebook account to put comments there.

I don’t see how it’s legal to ask about social media in job interview and job recruitment procedures. However, if you put yourself on social media, you are opening yourself up to the public.

I never understood the attraction of Facebook and My Space and such. Do you want to make public various aspects of your life?

I understand the desire to share pictures of your vacation and all that. I send such info via email to family and friends, rather than using a Facebook account to communicate.

And the Facebook account I mentioned is blank, there is nothing in it. I just set it up so I could do some things online which assume that you have a Facebook account.


14 posted on 09/10/2017 8:04:59 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Everyone does understand that Politico is actually just an arm of the Washington Post, right?


15 posted on 09/10/2017 8:05:04 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: bigbob

Well said.


16 posted on 09/10/2017 8:06:50 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: C19fan

He’s lying. Their current reporters all have gravely partisan Twitter feeds.


17 posted on 09/10/2017 8:10:11 AM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Don't check the news, check Cernovich on Twitter)
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To: gibsonguy

That’s the reason for this article.


18 posted on 09/10/2017 8:12:06 AM PDT by aspasia
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To: DaveA37

Once you get to the point in your career where you can apply at someplace like Politico, you will have had a Twitter because it’s a tool 99.9% of journos uses.


19 posted on 09/10/2017 8:12:31 AM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Don't check the news, check Cernovich on Twitter)
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To: C19fan

No twit, no Linkedin, and no Faceplant accounts. I once had a Faceplant under a fake name but was banned for speaking in defense of a private business that was being terrorized by leftists.

And they wonder why I try to keep my real-world identity private.


20 posted on 09/10/2017 8:15:11 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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