Dear journalists: Please do not report Musk's ridiculous Trump-reinstatement "poll" as anything other than what it is, a fraudulent fig leaf to justify what he planned to do anyway.
It is journalistic malpractice to treat it any other way. Please don't fall for this.
CNBC's article on the Trump reinstatement is a case study in how to botch the story. A single word -- calling it a "straw" poll -- substitutes for actual journalism. No other hint how bogus this "poll" was, and how deceitful Musk has been.
Maybe it's hopeless to expect better.
@dangillmor Would you really expect #CNBC, or by extension any corporate #media, to critically report on the actions of one of the 1%?
I'm not surprised CNBC would be the case study for a terrible story, I'm actually more surprised that they weren't *more* celebratory of the billionaire's antics.
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