Dan Froomkin/presswatchers.org
"Any serious reporter should spit at the mention of @axios," writes @CharlesPPierce, "a creepy little band of Beltway-drunk dilettantes who don't have the courage God gave the average assistant night city editor at a 30,000-circulation daily." https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a43337271/axios-ben-montgomery-desantis/
The Media Better Be Smart and Get Wise to DeSantis' Bad-Faith Press Operation

If a reporter can't recognize propaganda and call it out when he sees it, then what's even the point?

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Show threadM HorstmeierMar 16, 2023
@froomkin
#humblebrag I blocked/muted Axios back in the bird site because they disabled the link preview feature and I got sick of clicking through and seeing another worthless take
Show threadBrent, in a jarMar 16, 2023
@froomkin Axios? More like Anxious about getting on the wrong side of a wanna be dictator. Floriduh's media environment is positively swampy.
Does anyone know if the fine Mr. Pierce has set up shop in the Fediverse yet? Cursory search was inconclusive
Show threadDarryl RammMar 16, 2023
@froomkin Damn that's a brilliant savage quote and so deserved by Axios. But reminder to self: don't ever piss off a talented writer.
Show threadMike Sullivan (avogadro) movedMar 16, 2023
@froomkin TPM had the same take about Axios. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/goes-to-the-heart-of-the-matter
Goes to the Heart of the Matter

As a publisher, I love highly kinetic pieces like Hunter Walker's new article on the Axios journalist, Ben Montgomery, who Axios canned after he got crosswise with Ron DeSantis'

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Show threadGrandma BatesMar 16, 2023
@froomkin Was the original email from the reporter a private email? If so broadcasting a private email and working to get the reporter fired seems like the worst kind of cancel culture.
Show threadTracy HallMar 17, 2023
@froomkin "Access Axios"
Show threadGollyMar 17, 2023
@froomkin this is the good shit
Show threadmczoodtMar 17, 2023
@froomkin Republicans like DeSantis don't see the need for press. They can use social media to reach their audience. Maybe they want some "friendly" outlets but, in the end, I don't think they see them as necessary.
Show threadMaria BustillosMar 16, 2023

@froomkin

Well gee Charlie tell us what you really think and what are you still doing on Twitter