This woman shared the ‘reality of being a female reporter’ and she wasn’t the only one

Here’s Miranda Green, a reporter on American newspaper The Hill who previously worked at CNN and elsewhere.

She was at a ‘professional drinks’ after which one of the men she was with sent her this.

She shared it online to show people the ‘reality of being a female reporter that’s not often depicted on TV’.

Received this text on Saturday from a male source who I had professional drinks with last week.

This is the reality of being a female reporter that’s not often depicted on TV. pic.twitter.com/2dhq8MutzN

— Miranda Green (@mirandacgreen) October 8, 2018

Not only did it go viral, it prompted a whole bunch of women to share stories of similar things that happened to them. Here’s how people responded online.

1.

It’s the last part that kills me. He needlessly steps in shit, then catches himself and apologizes (good job kinda???), then has it confirmed that an apology was appropriate, then LOCATES MORE SHIT TO STEP IN. Fucking amazing.

— Amir Talai (@AmirTalai) October 8, 2018

2.

Pretty much every female reporter I know has a terrible story like this. https://t.co/vzyC4aagB0

— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) October 8, 2018

3.

I had a male source ask me for nude photos one time after I’d done two hour-long interviews with him for a story https://t.co/GLsV9mUmjg

— Britni DEAD la Cretaz (@britnidlc) October 8, 2018

4.

Are you KIDDING me?! I like the transition from apologizing twice to blaming you. Real classy.

— Maria Soriano Young (@MariaLynn_JCU) October 9, 2018

5.

I had a male source ask me for nude photos one time after I’d done two hour-long interviews with him for a story https://t.co/GLsV9mUmjg

— Britni DEAD la Cretaz (@britnidlc) October 8, 2018

6.

"Anyone ever told you you've got the face and the figure for TV?"
"Let's grab a drink sometime. I think you're sexy and want to get to know you."
"Maybe I can take you out? Or I could learn to be professional…"

-multiple men I've interviewed https://t.co/AGz31ZPwkW

— Paige Southwick Pfleger (@PaigePfleger) October 8, 2018

7.

https://twitter.com/CleverTitleTK/status/1049781958966947841

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I’m a food writer & once I interviewed the founder of a restaurant chain. I showed up to find a table full of men insisting I eat, even though I said I was just there to talk. They didn’t really eat but watched me eat. One said I had an appetite “like a piggy” & they all laughed. https://t.co/TK633LklQp

— ☠️Morbid☠️ Judkis (@MauraJudkis) October 9, 2018

9.

So often, female reporters are confronted with the question: stand up for myself? Or just ignore it and try not to burn a source?

Proud of my colleague for speaking up and sharing. https://t.co/P9VyQZxKfB

— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) October 8, 2018

10.

“This is my son! He can’t go on solo dates with women cuz he’s a slob. Even axe wielding journalists won’t sleep with him. What’s wrong with this world!” #HimToo https://t.co/wpAgAUQJ3H

— Michaela Watkins (@michaelaWat) October 9, 2018

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It’s not the reality of being a female reporter. It’s the reality of being a female.

— Debra Schindler (@DebraSchindler) October 9, 2018

12.

This happens All. The. Time. Beyond the fact that it's disgusting, it infuriates me that the difficulty of having professional drinks with male sources puts us at a huge disadvantage trying to do our jobs in this town compared to our male colleagues. https://t.co/k5cQmtkwTM

— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) October 8, 2018

13.

A source once followed up almost every answer to my questions with: “Get what I’m saying?” as he would touch or squeeze my thigh.

I was wearing a skirt.

He said I was a “pretty thing” and should call him sometime. Instead, I chose not to write the article I talked to him for. https://t.co/u65vtMVdZO

— Sam Ruland (@sam_ruland) October 9, 2018

14.

In what world does a guy think this is even a remotely acceptable way to come onto a woman. Stuff like this is why I get pissed about this, "It's a scary time to be a young man" nonsense. Treat women with respect, don't be a total ass and you have nothing to worry about. https://t.co/6PyoVAuIfi

— Hal Kaiser (@Hal_Kaiser) October 8, 2018

Then there was this guy.

Gimme a break. I worked with female reporters — you're leaving out the part where the looks and charm AND FLIRTING score you interviews, access and exclusives/scoops. My god, what a bunch of snowflakes. https://t.co/QQuKSMLqsn

— Mike 'Thomas Paine' Moore (@Thomas1774Paine) October 8, 2018

Long way to go …

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