Alec Baldwin, who has been filming Woody Allen's new movie in Rome, picked newspapers as his latest subject. He's definitely a man after USA TODAY's heart. And you can count on him to start a debate.
The "30 Rock" star tweeted on Monday night:
''Buy and read a newspaper every day. In print or online, there is information in newspapers you will never get from other media.''
That drew some negative response from his followers, one of whom asked for an example. Baldwin provided the New York Times subscription plans.
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The exchange escalated when one follower not only insulted newspapers but Baldwin’s family.
Psx120 tweeted: “@AlecBaldwin Hey Alec, newspapers are more worthless than your brothers’ career. Get a clue.”
Baldwin responded by calling the person a “festering boil on the buttocks of a free society.”
The user soon recanted the statement and apologized, but the invective directed towards newspapers continued: “Newspapers are failing in their duties to be our free society’s watchdog however. That was my main point,” Psx120 tweeted.
Baldwin encountered another non-believer in @happyub, who tweeted “@Alec Baldwin TOP HEADLINE !!! today another 72,000 acres of prime, beautiful forest was felled today in order that sheep can read the PAPER.”
Baldwin’s response “Then read online, you festering…”
When word spread of the exchanges Tuesday morning, some members of the media stepped in on Baldwin's side, no surprise there.
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