Given how irrational and grossly out of proportioned 'internet justice' can be I think the news organizations should take into consideration the potential blowback for the person who's information they post compared to that persons posted message\meme. I don't agree that 'post it, own it' means you should be prepared for a President and global news organization to put you in the middle of spat and subject you to the crazies online - unless there is a far better reason than this stupid gif
Yeah it's all a really gray and fuzzy line when it comes to opinions and how you present them. I'm pretty open about "owning your shit" and believe that if you make a statement you best be willing to accept the blowback or result of that. That happened to Kathy Griffin a few weeks ago. She made a statement and had to own the consequences. She paid with her job and a mountain of hatemail and death threats.
Things get blurry under the guise of internet. On Facebook you usually have your name associated with what you post. People get fired due to statements about their employer, in family feuds due to petty interactions on there, ect. It's all stuff you have to own. But when you come to sites like this or Reddit there is some honor among thieves..for lack of better term. The anonymity does provide some protection and freedom of expression. You are free to say stuff. I'm free to ignore you, roast you, debate you in civility, whatever. But there is (or was) a moral code that you leave it at that and don't go out and persecute the person behind the user name. That just isn't the moral code we really signed on for when joining an online community.
When news sites, spiteful politicians, ect start muddying the waters between real world and online communities they start digging in ways we didn't necessarily agree to. That barrier of anonymity is destroyed and people are exposed. It's not a practice I support and it should be appropriately admonished regardless of affiliation/partisanship/beliefs/ect.
When legitimate threats arise, then forum administrators should be contacted by the appropriate officials and it should be handled in a professional manner. This was not a threat, nor was it handled in a professional manner.