emptywheelRe your point, @Tupp_ed, on the birdsite about NYT. I find it notable that just a few NYT journos have moved over. And for all Elmo attacks NYT, they are key to his symbiotic claim to eyeballs.
Stan Fletcher@emptywheel @Tupp_ed Somewhat similar to how the press kept showing up to TFG’s rallies while knowing they were going to be chastised for being there and threatened with violence from the stage and the crowd.
nhb@IrwinFletcher0 @emptywheel @Tupp_ed stockholm syndrome and ‘access’ overriding objective journalism
Ed Sanders@Tupp_ed @emptywheel surely the NYT has stats on how much engagement they are getting from Twitter, I wonder how it’s changing.
Darth Kumsquat SquatsMusk has already signaled to his cult following that the broader objective is to kill the mainstream news, which has only garnered praise and adoration from the Trump and MAGA cultists. Yet, the NY Times, Wapo, and a whole string of outlets are still dancing to his music.
Here is an example of the frothy delight exuded by Trumpists and MAGA clowns on the bird site. Musk has essentially tapped this shallow pool of adoration where fake news is a prevailing narrative.
Tom Bellin 
@kumquat @emptywheel @Tupp_ed from an objective viewpoint, considering the state of the birdsite, that equation works in the NYT's favor. There is only noise there now.
Jim Frank
Bathsheba Blue
JR@emptywheel @Tupp_ed In his truth social post Trump called for the termination of all laws,rules and amendments including the Constitution. Musk’s pursuit of eyeballs is giving Trump a reason to motivate his base.
What is Twitter becoming?
Who on Wall Street is helping finance it?
What is Twitter becoming?
Who on Wall Street is helping finance it?
Frischa@emptywheel @Tupp_ed why won't they cross-post?
GuitarGirl@emptywheel @Tupp_ed Twitter needs to go the way of the Dodo.
PeoriaBummer@emptywheel @Tupp_ed these are clout chasers, not journalists. That is why they stay.