Keith Olbermann Fired: Brian Stelter Scoops Keach Hagey

Reporters Clash On Twitter Over Olbermann News

On Friday, Current TV announced that it had fired Keith Olbermann. Who broke the story? Politico's Keach Hagey tweeted that she had a scoop, without stating what it was. Then, The New York Times's Brian Stelter retweeted Hagey -- and then actually broke the story.

Here's how it played out:

First, Hagey tweeted one of Stelter's signature lines:

Then Hagey's colleague at Politico, Dylan Byers, retweeted it and added:

Stelter then retweeted it:

But before Hagey could break the story, Stelter went ahead and tweeted the news:

And nearly 10 minutes later, Hagey tweeted her story out:

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