“It’s my understanding that Reuters did not agree with some of the coverage I did on my own during the Boston Marathon events from last week,” Keys said in an interview shortly after he announced he had been fired from Reuters. Keys said his independent coverage of the events in Boston last week - such as tweeting information from police scanners that ended up being incorrect - was one of the reasons he was given for his termination.
They did, however, repeatedly make mention that I had been suspended.” He told POLITICO that “during today’s call, they did not make mention of the indictment. Keys, who was Reuters’ deputy social media editor and is currently facing charges that he conspired to help members of the hacker group Anonymous gain access to the Tribune Co.’s computer system, announced Monday on Twitter that Reuters had fired him.
Matthew Keys said his firing from Reuters “wasn’t unexpected” - and while the company told him they “did not agree with” some of the coverage he did on his own about the Boston bombings and did not mention the indictment against him, “I assume they were looking for an out.”
