{"id":1510977,"date":"2022-06-11T11:20:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T15:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1510977"},"modified":"2022-06-11T11:20:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T15:20:35","slug":"covid-fearing-wapos-taylor-lorenz-asks-twitter-for-flying-advice-gets-planeload-of-replies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-fearing-wapos-taylor-lorenz-asks-twitter-for-flying-advice-gets-planeload-of-replies\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-Fearing WaPo\u2019s Taylor Lorenz Asks Twitter For Flying Advice, Gets Planeload Of Replies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcovid-fearing-wapos-taylor-lorenz-asks-twitter-for-flying-advice-gets-planeload-of-replies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1510977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>COVID-19-fearing and attention-seeking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/washington-post\">Washington Post<\/a> reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/washington-post-fires-reporter-who-trashed-paper-colleague-over-retweeted-joke\">Taylor Lorenz<\/a> asked Twitter for safety advice before taking a long flight, and she received a Boeing full of responses.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear where the Post was sending Lorenz, the lightning-rod social media reporter whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/washington-post-fires-reporter-who-trashed-paper-colleague-over-retweeted-joke\">latest editorial imbroglio<\/a> involved stealth edits and an embarrassing correction to an article about how YouTubers cashed in on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial. But in her Twitter plea, she referred to a health condition that she believes could make flying especially risky for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to fly soon for work &#038; as someone who is medically vulnerable I\u2019m so scared,\u201d Lorenz wrote. \u201cAll COVID precautions that keep high risk people safe have been dropped. I plan to keep an N95 on my face for all 7 hours w\/ zero water breaks, but I\u2019m scared it may not seal perfectly. Any tips?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have to fly soon for work &#038; as someone who is medically vulnerable I\u2019m so scared. All COVID precautions that keep high risk people safe have been dropped. I plan to keep an N95 on my face for all 7 hours w\/ zero water breaks, but I\u2019m scared it may not seal perfectly. Any tips?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorLorenz\/status\/1535392801759776768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the CDC requirement that had travelers mask up in airports and on flights was struck down in April, and more recently, the government announced that U.S.-bound international travelers would soon no longer had to show a negative test for the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Lorenz\u2019s 324,500 Twitter followers jumped in with what they considered helpful advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are choosing between your job and your health,\u201d one answered. \u201cI\u2019m sorry to have to put it bluntly, but I don\u2019t think flying is safe right now for anyone, let alone someone medically vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several told her to don a device called an \u201celastomeric,\u201d a tight-fitting rubber mask with built-in\u00a0air-purification filters. Others advised to bring her own hepa air purifier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[W]hen I was fitted for an n95 I was fitted through my work and they did this whole test on me to check it was sealed. put air on, visor, a n95, a hoodie on. id avoid using the bathroom personally. eat and drink after the service,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anoushasakoui\/status\/1535398034757935104?s=20&#038;t=yYJkDHWxTHod7aE5gjAtYg\">advised Anousha<\/a>. \u201cU will be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the strangest warnings was to avoid brushing her teeth while in an airport bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy girlfriend and I recently flew to Europe,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notseanlynch\/status\/1535395564216385536?s=20&#038;t=yYJkDHWxTHod7aE5gjAtYg\">replied Sean Lynch<\/a>. \u201cWe wore N95s the entire time with breaks only to eat. She got covid\u2014best guess was tooth brushing at JFK (she got a covid exposure notification and I didn\u2019t). Dont brush your teeth in an airport bathroom!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some advice was sarcastic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was triple layered last week on a transcon flight and safely made it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiIIyDilly\/with_replies\">advised a Twitter user named SillyDilly<\/a>. \u201cWear a N95 and seal the edges with surgical tape. Then wear a surgical mask on top of the N95. For a 3rd layer wear a cute cloth mask of your choice. You can also add a plastic face shield as 4th layer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTip: Consider driving instead, spare us the theatrics,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonRobergeVA\/status\/1535405688175833088?s=20&#038;t=yYJkDHWxTHod7aE5gjAtYg\">wrote Jason Roberge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuperglue and then a layer of caulk around the edges,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jmasseypoet\/status\/1535415295531163648?s=20&#038;t=yYJkDHWxTHod7aE5gjAtYg\">offered Joseph Massey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d9mr6zcgpd\">pic.twitter.com\/d9mr6zcgpd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u26a1\ufe0f Man Alive \u26a1\ufe0f (@bustin_jerkz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bustin_jerkz\/status\/1535404665852022798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lorenz, who worked at The New York Times before joining The Washington Post in February, specializes in social media stories. Recently, The Washington Post was\u00a0forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/04\/washington-post-adds-two-corrections-to-taylor-lorenz-piece\/\">issue corrections<\/a> to an article she wrote on the Depp-Heard trial in which she initially claimed to have sought comment from two YouTubers, Mazeika and ThatUmbrellaGuy. Both said that Lorenz never contacted them ahead of the story\u2019s publication, and the claim was then removed without a correction. When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/washington-post-issues-correction-stealth-edit-scrubbed-false-claim-taylor-lorenz-report\">Fox News<\/a> asked if Lorenz herself quietly made the edit, a Post spokesperson said, \u201cThat\u2019s not something we\u2019d discuss on the record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same article, Lorenz wrongly attributed a statement to Johnny Depp lawyer Adam Waldman. A note on the article said that the story was indeed \u201cupdated to clarify comments made during Waldman\u2019s testimony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two months ago, Lorenz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/woman-behind-libs-of-tiktok-gets-full-on-assassination-threat-pic-of-gun-twitter-initially-shrugs\">came under fire<\/a> for revealing the identity of the woman behind Libs of TikTok, which reposts leftist content on its various social media pages. Lorenz ran a hit piece on the woman \u2014 which included her name and originally linked to personal work information, though the link was subsequently removed from the article. Several people made death threats to the woman \u2014 a Jewish stay-at-home mother \u2014 in the wake of the doxxing.<\/p>\n<p>Libs of TikTok <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/holed-up-in-a-safe-location-libs-of-tiktok-creator-provides-update-on-her-safety-after-being-doxxed-by-washington-post\">posted photos<\/a> of the Washington Post reporter visiting her family members\u2019 homes. Lorenz accused Libs of TikTok of purportedly having a \u201cdeep and far-reaching\u201d impact, as well as \u201cshaping right-wing media, impacting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and influencing millions by posting viral videos aimed at inciting outrage among the right.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19-fearing and attention-seeking\u00a0Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz asked Twitter for safety advice before taking a long flight, and she received a Boeing full of responses. It was unclear where the Post was sending Lorenz, the lightning-rod social media reporter whose latest editorial imbroglio involved stealth edits and an embarrassing correction to an article about how &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":729,"featured_media":1511003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1510977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1510977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/729"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1510977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1510977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1511003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1510977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1510977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1510977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}