Yesterday, Seattle CBS affiliate KIRO sent out a tweet with an opinion about what should happen to Hillary Clinton.
According to FTVLive, which first reported the story, the Cox-owned station sent out a tweet saying “#Trump won’t pursue #Clinton email investigation, report says.” Added below the text were two hashtags: #clintonemailscandal and #HillaryForPrison. See the screen shot below.
Here’s the screen shot:
A little later, the station and news director Jake Milstein sent out an apology and explainer.
“Earlier today, someone at KIRO 7 tweeted with a hashtag that no journalist should use. We apologize to our viewers. … (1 of 2)
— KIRO 7 (@KIRO7Seattle) November 22, 2016
“… We are addressing.” – @MilsteinKIRO7 (2 of 2)
— KIRO 7 (@KIRO7Seattle) November 22, 2016
We asked Milstein about it, but were told KIRO doesn’t talk about personnel matters.
Earlier today, someone at KIRO 7 tweeted with a hashtag that no journalist should use. We apologize to our viewers. We are addressing.
— Jake Milstein (@MilsteinKIRO7) November 22, 2016