Fla. reporter fired after calling news release on DeSantis event ‘propaganda’

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An Axios reporter in Tampa said he was fired this week after he responded to a Florida Department of Education email about an event featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), calling the news release “propaganda.”

Ben Montgomery said he received a call on Monday evening from Jamie Stockwell, executive editor of Axios Local, who asked Montgomery to confirm he sent the email before saying the reporter’s “reputation in the Tampa Bay area” had been “irreparably tarnished.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/15/axios-reporter-ben-montgomery-fired/
 
"This is not the first time that the communications team of DeSantis, who has campaigned on a war on “woke,” or his administration has published exchanges with reporters or criticized the news media.

Last April, DeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw declined an interview request with The Washington Post and suggested to her Twitter followers that The Post was trying to blackmail her by writing a profile about her. She ultimately offered limited cooperation with the reporter.
 
BidenPresident said:
"This is not the first time that the communications team of DeSantis, who has campaigned on a war on “woke,” or his administration has published exchanges with reporters or criticized the news media.

Last April, DeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw declined an interview request with The Washington Post and suggested to her Twitter followers that The Post was trying to blackmail her by writing a profile about her. She ultimately offered limited cooperation with the reporter.
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Please show proof that the boss at Axios is on DeSantis' "communications team"...other than in your imagination.
 
BidenPresident said:
I do not know why you believe that.
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You intimated that YOU believe that. After citing jamie Stockwell's firing of a reporter he felt was more of a ,liability than an asset, you then stated, and I quote:

" "This is not the first time that the communications team of DeSantis, who has campaigned on a war on “woke,” or his administration has published exchanges with reporters or criticized the news media."


As though the reporter's firing was due to DeSantis.
 
Grokmaster said:
You intimated that YOU believe that. After citing jamie Stockwell's firing of a reporter he felt was more of a ,liability than an asset, you then stated, and I quote:

" "This is not the first time that the communications team of DeSantis, who has campaigned on a war on “woke,” or his administration has published exchanges with reporters or criticized the news media."


As though the reporter's firing was due to DeSantis.
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I have no idea what you are going on about. You assertions are not supported by the story I posted.
 
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