Just Pinned to Domestic and Global News: Newspaper suspends reporter for TWEETING breaking news scoop... Boston Herald Guild Members Boycott Twitter After Reporter Suspended The protest is in response to what guild members say is an antiquated social media policy at the newspaper. Breaking news on social media can apparently be risky business for reporters at the Boston Herald and the union isnt happy about it. Members of the Heralds editorial guildare boycotting Twitter this week after reporter Chris Villani was suspended without pay for three days for violating the companys social media policy. Villanis misstep? An April 20 tweet stating The notes found in #AaronHernandez cell were letters to his daughter & fiancee saying he loved them & would see them in heaven per source. It was a legitimate scoop in the highly competitive national news cycle that followed Hernandezs suicide and it got noticed: Villanis message was retweeted 219 times and liked 246 times. Other outlets later reported the same news. But because Villani didnt seek approval from editorial brass to tweet out the news which was attributed to an unnamed source hes now out three days pay. A copy of the Heralds social m
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