Most media organizations took to Twitter and mobile alerts to report that Gov. Jan Brewer (R) vetoed an Arizona bill that would have allowed businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples on "religious freedom" grounds. But the press had a wide-ranging choice of words when reporting the news.
HuffPost Political Reporter Sam Stein tweeted a screen capture of mobile alerts from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
a tale of two newspapers: pic.twitter.com/h0nU8NtinZ, h/t @bgavio
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 27, 2014
Here is how a selection of news organizations shared the news:
#BREAKING: #Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes bill that would have allowed businesses to deny service to gays and others based on faith.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 27, 2014
Brewer keeps Arizona in 21st Century, vetoes "turn away the gay" bill http://t.co/5QFKXVH1Ns
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 27, 2014
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service to Gays http://t.co/0l3ArAinor
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 27, 2014
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes so-called anti-gay bill, says it could have "unintended and negative consequences" http://t.co/SsjtT6jE5m
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 27, 2014
BREAKING: Arizona governor vetoes bill allowing religious reasons for refusing service to gays.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 27, 2014
#Breaking: @GovBrewer vetoes #SB1062 http://t.co/s46JPtCcj3
— POLITICO (@politico) February 27, 2014
#BREAKING: Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed Arizona's gay segregation bill
— Slate (@Slate) February 27, 2014
BREAKING: Arizona governor vetoes anti-gay bill http://t.co/OLSnSUb3N3
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 27, 2014
#BREAKING: Arizona governor vetoes controversial anti-gay bill
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 27, 2014
Breaking: Arizona governor vetoes religious-freedom bill. http://t.co/tYCeEMbSEk
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 27, 2014
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