Gannett fires editor for tweets opposing 3rd gender choice on licenses
The editor of Vermont’s largest newspaper who was fired after a series of tweets about a state proposal to add a third gender option to driver licenses says he voiced the wrong opinion.
Gannett, the owner of the Burlington Free Press , says former editor Denis Finley violated the company’s social media guidelines.
Finley was criticized after tweeting about the possibility of adding a third gender option on driver’s licenses. On Friday, he tweeted : “Awesome! That makes us one step closer to the apocalypse.”...