Some of the founders criticisms of king george iii were met with angry responses from supporters of president donald trump, who seemed to believe the tweets were a. Jul 05, 2017 npr celebrated july 4 by tweeting the declaration of independence, one line at a time. In celebration of the 4th of july, national public radio tweeted out the declaration of independence in a series of more than 100 tweets on. Jul 05, 2017 npr draws online ire after tweeting declaration of independence july 5, 2017 at 3. The declaration of independence is one of the most cherished documents in the united states. Jul 05, 2017 npr has been broadcasting the declaration of independence on the 4th of july every year for 29 years. Npr tweeted declaration of independence, and trump supporters.
Jul 06, 2017 parker molloy, a writer for upworthy, was the first to notice the replies and catalogue different reactions to nprs tweets. The national memo is a political newsletter and website that combines the spirit of investigative journalism with new technology and ideas. Npr tweets declaration of independence, people mistake it as a call for another revolution by craig hlavaty updated 9. Trump supporters were outraged after npr tweeted the. Parker molloy, a writer for upworthy, was the first to notice the replies and catalogue different reactions to nprs tweets. Jul 05, 2017 continuing its 29year tradition of broadcasting an annual reading of the declaration of independence on july 4, national public radio accompanied that broadcast with linebyline tweets of the. Jul 05, 2017 nprs declaration of independence tweets confuse some. July 4th tweets of the declaration of independence. Each year on the 4th of july, npr reads out the declaration of independence. Saying it was inciting revolution, that it showed npr had an agenda and that it showed why npr was losing funding. My favorite 4th of july tradition is people getting mad at npr because they dont recognize the declaration of independence, and it looks like were getting started early this year. This weekend, americans around the country celebrated the fourth of july with fireworks, cookouts, and various other patriotic celebrations. Npr tweeted out the declaration of independence on july.
Et july 5, 2017 national public radio marked independence day on july 4th, 2017, by tweeting the. Trump fans have a conniption after npr tweets out the. Npr declaration of independence tweets on fourth of july. Npr tweets declaration of independence, not everyone gets it. This year, they also tweeted out the text to the nations foundation document, which apparently prompted a meltdown among trump supporters, who thought it was antitrump propaganda, trash and horsechit. This year they tweeted it out line by line and some of the responses were pretty hostile. For 29 years, national public radios morning edition has celebrated the fourth of july with a reading of the declaration of independence by hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators. Jul 05, 2017 honoring the declaration of independence on the fourth of july seemed innocent enough. Npr tweets dec of independence, tramp supporters flip out. Outrage over nprs declaration of independence tweets. Npr tweeted the declaration of independence, leading some people to believe. Npr was just doing what it has done for years on the fourth of july.
Jul 07, 2017 posted on july 7, 2017 its a new dance nearly all the states are doing it. To commemorate the fourth of july and what the holiday represents, national public radio filled its twitter feed with the words of the. Out of the more than 100 people he asked, only one person signed it. Nprs annual reading of the declaration of independence twentynine years ago, morning edition launched what has become an independence day. People were taking screenshots of the angry responses to the npr tweets and shared them with the world. Continuing its 29year tradition of broadcasting an annual reading of the declaration of independence on july 4, national public radio accompanied that broadcast with linebyline tweets of the. Npr sturs controversy with their fourth of july tweets duration.
Jul 05, 2017 national public radio tweeted out the declaration of independence on tuesday to mark the july fourth holiday, but not everyone understood what it was doing. People were taking screenshots of the angry responses to. Read the original text alongside photos of the npr staff members who performed the reading. The declaration of independence, read aloud, and a twitter user replied. Jul 06, 2017 national public radio a july 4th tradition.
But more than a few people thought that the tweets were a political stance against donald trump. July 4, 2008 in 1852, frederick douglass gave a thoughtprovoking fourth of july speech, which was reenacted thursday night in oakland, calif. People following npr s twitter feed were shocked by their 4th of july tweets. Npr tweeted out the declaration of independence, linebyline, on july 4. Npr draws online ire after tweeting declaration of independence july 5, 2017 at 3. Tourists look up to the capitol rotunda as they stand in front of john trumbulls declaration of independence painting on march 10, 2014. Some trump supporters accused npr of inciting violence and revolution. Npr tweets declaration of independence, triggers outrage. A few people didnt recognize the thread of 112 revolutionary tweets as. Npr celebrated july 4 by tweeting the declaration of independence, one line at a time.
Over the 4th of july holiday weekend npr decided to tweet the declaration of independence the entire declaration of independence 140 characters at a time. Everyoine in the npr studio recites a sentence or two. Honoring the declaration of independence on the fourth of july seemed innocent enough. But more than a few people thought that the tweets were a political stance. Npr tweets declaration of independence, inciting an outcry from some on twitter who called the tweets trash and said they incited revolution.
Jul 05, 2017 others expressed concerned with npr s tweets for a different reason. No, it was the declaration of independence in 140 characters snippets. The first ladys posted two tweets about the 4th of july, both the same general tweet with one difference. Declaration of independence tweets confuse donald trump. Trump supporters cry bias after npr tweets the declaration. National public radio tweeted out the declaration of independence on tuesday to mark the july fourth holiday, but not everyone understood what it was doing. Posted on july 7, 2017 its a new dance nearly all the states are doing it. There is a critical take to this that many may not have considered.
Npr tweets declaration of independence, people mistake it. Some trump supporters thought npr tweeted propaganda. More than two dozen npr journalists participated in this years reading. Some supporters of president donald trump didnt recognize one of the nations founding documents and accused the broadcaster of inciting violence and even revolution. Every year since i can remember, at least to the carter administration, the npr staff have recited the declaration of independence every fourth of july. Others were under the impression npr was trying to provoke trump with the tweets. In honor of the fourth of july, national public radio npr tweeted the declaration of independence. Our own journalism as well as our selections of the smartest stories available every day reflects a clear and strong perspective, without the kind of.
Npr sturs controversy with their fourth of july tweets. Nprs morning edition has had a nearly threedecadelong tradition of broadcasting a reading of the declaration of independence on july 4 each year. Npr tweets the declaration of independence, conservatives. National public radio marked independence day on july 4th, 2017, by tweeting the entire declaration, but it seems some twitter users didnt recognize what they were reading. National public radio tweeted out the declaration of independence on tuesday to mark the july fourth holiday, but not everyone understood. Npr declaration of independence tweets on fourth of july labelled trash, confused for propaganda. Some twitter users reacted angrily to the thread, accusing npr of. Parker molloy, a writer for upworthy, was the first to notice the replies and catalogue different reactions to npr s tweets. Trump supporters go crazy after npr tweets the declaration. Jul 04, 2017 npr s annual reading of the declaration of independence twentynine years ago, morning edition launched what has become an independence day ritual. Npr tweets declaration of independence, and trump supporters. Jul 05, 2017 trump fans have a conniption after npr tweets out the declaration of independence by july 5, 2017 july 5, 2017 written by elizabeth preza raw story july 5, 2017 july 5, 2017. Jul 05, 2017 nprs morning edition has had a nearly threedecadelong tradition of broadcasting a reading of the declaration of independence on july 4 each year.
Npr tweets were declaration of independence, not an attack. Jul 05, 2017 others were under the impression npr was trying to provoke trump with the tweets. Starting on july 4, 1988, npr has broadcast an annual reading of the 1776 united states declaration of independence over the radio. Npr tweeted the entire declaration of independence in 140character chunks yesterday to celebrate independence day. Npr tweeted out the declaration of independence on july 4th.
Others expressed concerned with nprs tweets for a different reason. A newspaper reporter typed up a petition composed entirely of quotes from the declaration of independence and the bill of rights, then took it to the streets. It seemed many trump supporters believed it was npr inciting some insurrection. Npr reads the declaration of independence its independence day. On july fourth, americas national independence day celebration honors our countrys birthday with an allstar salute. On this fourth of july, npr presents our annual reading of the declaration of independence. It is like the singing of the star spangled banner, or rather, the first verse of it at sporting events.
They didnt recognize the words and thought npr was calling for revolution. Npr broadcast its annual reading of the declaration for the 29th straight year on independence day. Doby photography npr twohundred forty one years ago today, church bells rang out over philadelphia as the continental congress adopted this draft of the declaration of independence. Some trump supporters thought the tweets were propaganda and. Honoring the declaration of independence on the fourth of july. Jul 05, 2017 npr tweets declaration of independence, people mistake it as a call for another revolution by craig hlavaty updated 9.
We cover campaigns, elections, the white house, congress, and the world with a fresh outlook. Npr tweeted declaration of independence, and trump. National public radio npr was just following tradition when it started tweeting the declaration of independence on july 4, but little did the station know it was stirring up revolutionary sentiment. Its an annual tradition which is usually read live on the radio but they decided to do it on twitter this year. That means its time to hear npr hosts and reporters read the declaration of independence. The former was deleted shortly after it was posted. In celebration of the 4th of july, national public radio tweeted out the declaration of independence in a series of more than 100 tweets on tuesday.
Npr tweeted the declaration of independence and some trump. Nprs declaration of independence tweetstorm confuses some. Npr tweeted declaration of independence, and trump supporters flipped out. Npr tweets the declaration of independence, and people. Trump fans have a conniption after npr tweets out the declaration of independence by july 5, 2017 july 5, 2017 written by elizabeth preza raw story july 5, 2017 july 5, 2017.
In 2017 it began using twitter as a medium for reading the document as well. Npr tweeted every line of the declaration of independence in honor of the july 4th holiday. Nprs annual reading of the declaration of independence. Npr has been broadcasting the declaration of independence on the 4th of july every year for 29 years. The july 4th holiday is a famously slow news cycle. Nprs declaration of independence tweets confuse some. Sounds like a pretty reasonable thing to do on such a holiday, right. People following nprs twitter feed were shocked by their 4th of july tweets. Was npr wrong in tweeting out the declaration of independence. Tags cnn wwf g20 summit justice kennedy npr july 4th tweets voter fraud commission support comes from. Nprs declaration of independence tweets leave some. The evolution of donald trump, as seen in his fourth of july tweets.
Jul 06, 2017 over the 4th of july holiday weekend npr decided to tweet the declaration of independence the entire declaration of independence 140 characters at a time. This follows an npr tradition in which the text has been read aloud on morning edition every 4th of july for the past 29 years. As npr tweets declaration of independence, trumpsters. Npr, for their part, celebrated by holiday by tweeting.
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