This is appalling. I have zero insight into our advertising process and I’m on furlough this week, so I hope someone else can find out how this met the paper’s ad standards. https://twitter.com/asmiff/status/1274712158841065478

All of this sucks. I feel sick seeing replies right now from people canceling subscriptions. I’m frustrated I can’t find out more due to furlough.

But remember that me and other @Tennessean reporters have consistently identified and written about local anti-Islam efforts.

The ad has been pulled from future editions (which is horrifying if it was scheduled to run more). We’re all still awaiting an answer on why it made print twice this week and was also on the website.

Our VP cites “breakdown” in the normal ad process. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/06/21/tennessean-investigating-how-indefensible-ad-ran-print/3233003001/