Dan GillmorMay 14, 2023

Journalists who would never, ever consider working for Fox "News" continue to give their work -- free -- to Twitter.

They surely know that they're supporting a business controlled -- and manipulated in ugly ways -- by someone at least as malign as Rupert Murdoch. They're giving aid and comfort to someone who hates journalism and amplifies anti-democracy memes.

They could, instead, use the fediverse and control their own destinies.

How can they be helped to grasp this?

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@dangillmor

I don't believe that you accurately describe the motivation of journalists in posting content to Twitter.

They are "driving traffic" to their own media websites, where people encounter advertising and other things that make money for THEIR media outlet.

Because they want to drive as many people as possible to their websites, they go where a lot of people are.

It's likely not a personal decision but rather part of their job description.

#Media #Twitter #Support #Journalism

May 15, 2023 at 1:51amWeb
Show threadDan GillmorMay 15, 2023
@mimarek1 Yes, of course that's their primary goal. But in the process, whether they choose to acknowledge it or not, they are supporting someone who's actively hostile to what they do, and who is actively boosting anti-democratic forces.