Last week, The New York Post had an employee go rogue after tweeting and altering headlines on the website with offensive and sexist posts.
A few days after the incident, Mediaite confirmed that the rogue employee was digital producer Miguel Gonzalez. The Post fired Gonzalez on Thursday after a concise investigation determined he was responsible for the posts.
“The New York Post’s investigation indicates that the unauthorized conduct was committed by an employee, and the employee has been terminated,” The Post said. “This morning, we immediately removed the vile and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts.”
The Daily Beast’s Confider newsletter first reported Gonzalez’s identity, who stated his actions were “an emotional tantrum.”
“I let my own stupidity get the best of me,” Gonzalez told Confider. “I deserved to get fired for a very volatile, irresponsible, and disgusting action and an utmost betrayal of the New York Post.”
“I disrespected them at that moment. It’s my responsibility to now apologize.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
