CNN reporter Dyland Byers ignited a firestorm on Twitter Tuesday evening when he tweeted about the “incredible drain of talent” in the media and entertainment industries due to the wave of sexual harassment scandals.
The reaction was swift and severe.
You know what was an actual massive drain of talent from the media/entertainment world? All the women that were chased away by sexual predators.
— Dave Hogg (@stareagle) November 22, 2017
No, the idea that these guys were indispensable is what protected them for so long. Journalism will be just fine without them. Think of the talent that never broke in or left because of harassment. https://t.co/RyJTSbfFXI
— Emily Rauhala (@emilyrauhala) November 22, 2017
Byers then tweeted his defense.
The criticism of this tweet is totally fair. I did not mean to defend these people or bemoan their departures. I just wanted to comment on the ramifications of the departures of these influential people — but I know that the ramifications of what they did are far far greater. https://t.co/5kxjtlghGq
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 22, 2017
He then deleted this tweet and the original tweet saying it was “poorly worded.”
I've deleted my previous tweet. It was poorly worded and didn't properly convey my intended observation.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 22, 2017
Sometimes things are better left unsaid.
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