Company says Wilder was fired for violating
Social Media policyRepublicans targeted her over Palestinian advocacy as a studentJournalists at the Associated Press published an open letter on Monday, decrying the decision to
fire Emily Wilder, a young employee targeted by a
Republican smear campaign regarding her pro-Palestinian advocacy while a student.
“It has left our colleagues – particularly emerging journalists – wondering how we treat our own, what culture we embrace and what values we truly espouse as a company,” the journalists wrote.