East Coast business magazine trolled, praised over issue dedicated to women

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The executive editor of Atlantic Business Magazine says their first issue dedicated to women has created some backlash from online trolls.

Executive editor Dawn Chafe says the magazine has received a lot of negative comments since it started promoting the issue — including Twitter comments that a wall should be built to keep women out of business.

Chafe called the negativity “shocking and disappointing.”

But she says most reaction on both Facebook and Twitter has been very positive, including a supportive tweet from entrepreneur and TV personality Arlene Dickinson.