david roberts

Jesus, media fails again and again.

RT @[email protected]

NBC News temporarily suspended tech reporter Ben Collins from NBC and MSNBC airwaves, saying his Musk criticism was not editorially appropriate: @[email protected] reports https://www.semafor.com/article/12/16/2022/newsrooms-are-scrambling-to-counter-elon-musks-bans

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TasneemN/status/1603796486344658947

Newsrooms are scrambling to counter Elon Musk's bans | Semafor

News organizations are considering the alternatives to the industry's Twitter addiction.

Dec 17, 2022 at 3:53amWeb
Show threaddavid robertsDec 17, 2022
Again and again. https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1603942188387295232
Jay Rosen on Twitter

“"In a string of posts on Friday, Mr. Musk — who, like any proud press baron, keeps a close watch on his platform — cracked jokes, defended his positions, and needled his critics." The Times reporter chose the "what a character!" frame. https://t.co/0EydytlpCX [Free link]”

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Show threadConcerned CitizenDec 17, 2022
@drvolts not clicking on Twitter links anymore.
Show threadAZITADec 17, 2022
@drvolts that’s fucked up (especially nyt). It seems no one is up to the task of fighting against this power grab.
Show threadVicki KyriakakisDec 17, 2022
@drvolts So absurd
Show threadkylegroveDec 17, 2022
@drvolts See, you see a failure, and I just see corporate news entities knowing where their bread is buttered.
Show threadHelchoseDec 17, 2022
@drvolts at the bottom
"Correction: Collins was pulled from NBC's air over Musk coverage earlier this month, not in response to the latest conflict."
Show threadVoronDec 17, 2022
@drvolts Yup, kinda shows that NBC was never on the side of anyone but the big multi millionaire & billionaire class, their editorial choices have all bent that way and away from workers
Show threadDan Wentzel 🏳️‍🌈Dec 17, 2022
@drvolts We should know by now not to expect a corporate news media that depends on “access journalism” for its bottom line to take strong, principled stands or take on the superwealthy and powerful. I don’t know why I still get disappointed when they regularly wimp out, but I do.