Cox tweeted “This is what happens when @realDonaldTrump calls journalists the enemy of the people.\u00a0Blood is on your hands, Mr. President. Save your thoughts and prayers for your empty soul.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n Once it became clear that Ramos’\u00a0long-standing feud<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0The Gazette<\/em>\u00a0was the motive,\u00a0<\/strong>Cox deleted his tweet and\u00a0apologized<\/a>.<\/p>\n When I saw the news today that a mass shooter had targeted the employees of a newspaper in Maryland\u00a0I responded emotionally and inappropriately<\/strong>. Though my comments were entirely personal, they were not in keeping with the Reuters Trust Principles and my own standards for letting facts, not snap judgments, guide my understanding.\u00a0My experience as a member of the community of Newtown, Connecticut in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, combined with the possibility that my colleagues in the press were being targeted, pushed me into a state of emotional distress<\/strong>.\u00a0I am sorry for my comments, which I quickly deleted and have disavowed, and especially remorseful if they did anything to distract from the thoughts and love we must send to the community of Annapolis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n As\u00a0Fox News<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>notes, Reuters touts itself as the “world’s largest international multimedia news provider,”\u00a0reaching over one billion people on a daily basis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Editor-in-chief Steve Adler\u00a0issued a statement<\/a>\u00a0which reads in part:<\/p>\n “Mr. Cox\u2019s actions were inconsistent with the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles requiring journalists to maintain freedom from bias.\u00a0We do not condone his behavior and will take appropriate action.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Still, questions are being raised :<\/p>\n Think about the implications of @Reuters<\/a> Global Editor stating as fact that the President has \u201cblood on his hands\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 How does his view of the President affect daily coverage there? — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rob-cox-thomson-reuters-640x480.jpg\")
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\u2022 How does this help with public distrust of a biased media?
\u2022 How is this fair coverage? pic.twitter.com\/rUnPmK7T8a<\/a><\/p>\n