we're also joined by janine zacharia, who was emily wilder's journalism professor at stanford university is the former jerusalem bureau chief for "the washington post." we welcome you both to democracy now! emily, why don't you take us through what happened to you. >> absolutely. first of all, thank you for having me. last monday, a group from my alma mater began to post online past posts i had made on social media in an attempt to expose my history of activism for palestinian rights while i was at stanford university. in an attempt to link ap to hamas. in the next tw days, i begin receive a lot of harassment, some pretty heinous harassment as well as prominent republicans on the internet begin to lambaste me including senator tom cotton. i was reassured by my editors i would not face repercussions for my past activism and they wanted to support me while i was facing this smear campaign. less than 48 hours after they begin to post about me, i was fired. the reason given was a social media violation sometime after i joint ap on may 3. i was not given an explanation for what social begin p

emily wilder's dismissal, news associate in phoenix.ell us, first, why she was let go? >> emily wilder was let go because she had a series of social media posts that showed a clear biased toward one side and against another in one of the most divisive and difficult stories that we cover anywhere in the world. it was a difficult decision, not an easy decision. it was not a personal decision, and we wish her all the best. >> so it sounds like it was a bunch of editors who collectively decided it was best for her to go. >> yeah. it was unanimous decision among some senior managers at the a.p., yes. >> was it because she was tweeting how israel and gaza are covered differently? >> again, this is one of the most divisive stories we cover. it's really important that we maintain our credibility and journalist safety is at stake and a.p. credibility is undat stake. our social media guidelines exist to protect that credibility. protecting our credibility is the same as protecting our journalists. >> i totally agree with you on credibility. why i

amy: we speak to reporter emily wilder who was fired by the associated press last week after

you're and i witnessed just of emily wilder. the very young person who had done good work in college, i'm sure it was going to be strenuously trying to do her job as a double standard isn't not, we're not doing the media outlet to be pro palestine. i don't need emily to be pro probably fine. i don't need journalist to be pro problem. i need you to be objective. to tell us what the facts are on the ground and the facts are very committed. there is an occupation that is illegal and funded by the us government. the apartheid is to your john, gaza is clear. and unfortunately, the double standard is because if the american people truly knew what was happening in palestine and knowing that it's funded by their tax payer dollars, i think they would be a resurgence of a resistance that the government of the united states america would not be able to, ah, a passenger plan was forced to land in minsk bella roost last weekend in what initially appeared to be a bomb scare, but turned out to be a ploy by the lucas shackle government to arres

you're and i witness just to emily wilder, the very young person who had done good work in college. i'm sure it was going to be strenuously trying to do her job as a double standard isn't not, we're not doing the media outlets to be pro palestine. i don't need emily to be pro probably fine. i don't need journalists to be pre qualified. i need you to be objective, to tell us what the facts are on the ground and the facts are very committed. there is an occupation that is illegal and funded by the us government. the apartheid is to your the fee john, god is cleared. and unfortunately, the double standard is because if the american people truly knew what was happening in palestine and knowing that it's funded by their tax payer dollars, i think they would be a resurgence of resistance that the government of the united states america would not be able to, ah, a passenger plan was forced to land in minsk bella roost last weekend in what initially appeared to be a bomb scare, but turned out to be a ploy by the lucas shackle government to arrest a journalist, romano, 4 percentage monopoly

emily wilder, who is jewish and was a member of students for justice in palestine and jewish voice foreace, was fired after just two weeks on the job. the stanford college republicans were reportedly the first to single out her tweets, triggering a conservative frenzy which included lawmakers such as arkansas senator tom cotton. former secretary of housing and urban development julian castro blasted the ap for firing wilder, writing -- "this is, organization sacrificing their own journalist to misinform right-wing video mob. she should be reinstated and formally apologized to." an backlash is growing after the university of north carolina chapel hill denied tenure to pulitzer prize winning journalist nicole hannah jones. she is best known for producing the 1619 project with "the new york times," interactive project which reexamines the legacy of slavery. last year, the trump administration threatened to pull federal funding from schools that use the 1619 project in their curriculum. on thursday, faculty members and others attended a board of trustees meeting at unc, protesting the deci