Student tweets from Oregon college shooting, news stations contact her and face backlash
When a Twitter user by the name of Kayla Marie tweeted from the scene of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, a number of news stations contacted her.
Here’s what Kayla Marie tweeted:
Omg there's someone shooting on campus.
— Kayla Marie (@KP_KaylaMarie) October 1, 2015Students are running everywhere. Holy God.
— Kayla Marie (@KP_KaylaMarie) October 1, 2015And here’s how major news stations responded:
@KP_KaylaMarie Hi Kayla. I'm an editor with ABC News. We hope you're safe. Can we contact you to find out more about what's happening?
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) October 1, 2015@KP_KaylaMarie Kayla, I'm with Fox News' Shepard Smith Reporting. Can you DM me when you're safe? We'd like to talk to you.
— Joshua Rhett Miller (@joshuarhett) October 1, 2015@KP_KaylaMarie Kayla, I'm with Fox News' Shepard Smith Reporting. Can you DM me when you're safe? We'd like to talk to you.
— Joshua Rhett Miller (@joshuarhett) October 1, 2015@KP_KaylaMarie Hey Kayla - I'm a producer for CNN - any way for you to follow me so I can msg you my direct number? Hope you are safe.
— Mi Seon Lee (@YourNewsGirl) October 1, 2015@KP_KaylaMarie Hi Kayla-- I am with @FoxNews' The Kelly File in NYC-- can you DM me when you are safe?
— Emily Boyd Walker (@EBoydWalker) October 1, 2015Other Twitter users who saw this interaction were unhappy, to say the least, with the way the media responded to the tweet:
@evanmcmurry Dude you couldn't wait just a little while longer? Like seriously?
— The Halloween Grinch (@JakeMHS) October 1, 2015@joshuarhett you should be fired for this. Will be contacting your employer.
— Dee Emm Elms (@d_m_elms) October 1, 2015@aabramson @KP_KaylaMarie @ABC unbelievable. My God!!!! You are sick!!!!
— RebelliousButterfly (@LoveCourtK) October 1, 2015@heathervalerie You're an embarrassment to journalism.
— Brutis Barba (@BrutisRuckus) October 1, 2015@HJenningsParry you are disgusting.
— Robert Enriquez (@rob__enriquez) October 1, 2015Kayla, who described herself as a music major, later tweeted that she was safe.
Hi guys. I'm ok. Physically. We're being bused off campus.
— Kayla Marie (@KP_KaylaMarie) October 1, 2015This story was originally published October 1, 2015 at 3:17 PM with the headline "Student tweets from Oregon college shooting, news stations contact her and face backlash."