Mfarhanonline Social Media News: A New York Times column titled, “Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante?” drew heavy criticism Thursday on Twitter and even spawned a fake account parodying Arthur Brisbane, NYT’s public editor who wrote the piece. Brisbane asked if hard news reporters should push sources like politicians and companies if they provide the media with information that seems false. In an op-ed piece, Brisbane says, a reporter can call out a lie. But in a hard news piece, he questioned whether a reporter should just report the facts even if evidence points to those “facts” being false. Brisbane — who is the fourth public editor for The Times and has an extensive journalism career that began in 1976 — wrote a follow-up post explaining what he was attempting to articulate in the original piece, but it did nothing to soothe the annoyance of people on Twitter and commenters who were outraged at his “truth vigilante” question. SEE ALSO: Was the AP Wrong to Reprimand Reporters for Publishing News on Twitter First? The question did however provide some Twitter comedy. Check out some funny/clever/poignant tweets about The Times’s debacle below. Twitter Reacts to NYT Public Editor This fake public editor account created Thursday had more than 500 followers by day’s end. Click here to view this gallery. More About: journalism , new york times , Socail Media , Twitter For more Media coverage: Follow Mfarhanonline Media on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Media channel Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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