The Breitbart team has seen a huge shake up. After alleging that Donald Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski assaulted her, Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields expressed overall disappointment in how her employer was treating her. She, and Editor-At-Large Ben Shapiro, resigned Sunday night.
Tonight, I resigned from Breitbart News due to their treatment of @MichelleFields. My full statement: https://t.co/kEFev1L0Af
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 14, 2016
BuzzFeed spoke to Fields and Shapiro, who provided statements to the site. Fields kept her statement short:
Shapiro’s went further, referencing not only the site’s treatment of Fields, but how the chairmanship of Steve Bannon has gone against the legacy of the late founder, Andrew Breitbart. Shapiro notes:
“Steve Bannon and those who follow his lead should be ashamed of themselves,” Shapiro said.
While the article title now directs to an explanation, the original “Ben Shapiro Betrays Loyal Breitbart Readers in Pursuit of Fox News Contributorship” still appears on Google.
The same flattering image still appears, which Justin Green of IJ Review tweeted out.
They can 404 it all they want, but @BreitbartNews published an article putting a Jew’s face in a gold star. Classy pic.twitter.com/g4UwkFeoed
— Justin Green (@JGreenDC) March 14, 2016
The explanation for the change:
I apologize to Michelle Fields, my friend Ben Shapiro, and to everyone concerned.
The explanation is an unsatisfactory one, furthering how the site still has not responded well or respectfully, but further tarnished Breitbart’s (both the man and the site’s) image.
