Editing Sam Seder (section)

=== 2017 tweet controversy ===
In 2009, to criticize petitions seeking [[Roman Polanski]]'s release from rape charges, Seder tweeted "Dont care re Polanski, but i hope if my daughter is ever raped it is by an older truly talented man w/ a great sense of [[Mise-en-scène|mise en scene]]".<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, [[Mike Cernovich]] called attention to the tweet and contacted multiple journalists asking them to write about it.<ref name="CNNHowAJoke" /> As a result, MSNBC initially decided not to renew Seder's contract<ref name="the-wrap-fired" /> despite Seder explaining that the tweet was satire.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kirby |first=Jen |date=2017-12-06 |title=How the alt-right duped MSNBC into firing one of its contributors |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/6/16738564/sam-seder-msnbc-firing-alt-right-smear |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly afterward, MSNBC reversed its decision after getting pushback from journalists, and MSNBC's president said the initial decision to part ways had been wrong.<ref name="cnn-msnbc-rehires" /><ref name="intercept-msnbc-rehires" /><ref name="nyt-msnbc-rehires" />