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Does anyone still use Twitter? I tried to delete my account a couple years ago (well before people complained of post-musk problems) and couldn't do it. Not tweeting gives me time to make the award-winning comments [*] I'm known for on this platform. But seriously, what are people using after leaving Twitter? I just quit social media sites, didn't go anywhere else. * yes, this is sarcasm.
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There’s a bit of a “Pluto problem” [1] though with labeling NPR and not explicitly government supported media organizations like Voice of America. This suggests to me that the decision was based on some personal beef the owner has with NPR and not any kind of objective basis. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33462184 (warning: BBC is explicitly supported by the British Government)
Twitter have got the govenrment-funded label on VoA now. But not the BBC, curiously. > some personal beef the owner has with NPR NPR is a bogeyman of the American right-wing media, which Musk seems to be consuming an awful lot of in recent years.
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Does anyone still use Twitter? I tried to delete my account a couple years ago (well before people complained of post-musk problems) and couldn't do it. Not tweeting gives me time to make the award-winning comments [*] I'm known for on this platform. But seriously, what are people using after leaving Twitter? I just quit social media sites, didn't go anywhere else. * yes, this is sarcasm.
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There’s a bit of a “Pluto problem” [1] though with labeling NPR and not explicitly government supported media organizations like Voice of America. This suggests to me that the decision was based on some personal beef the owner has with NPR and not any kind of objective basis. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33462184 (warning: BBC is explicitly supported by the British Government)
Twitter have got the govenrment-funded label on VoA now. But not the BBC, curiously. > some personal beef the owner has with NPR NPR is a bogeyman of the American right-wing media, which Musk seems to be consuming an awful lot of in recent years.
You should check these things before posting. It says "Government-funded Media" right at the top of the page here: https://twitter.com/BBC
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Yes, everything and everyone is, because they are humans. But it doesn't matter ; the government does not have any editorial control over NPR. That's what "state affiliated" means.
You say this but the subject matter of their journalists implies certain preferences that are aligned with the government's. Until NPR starts including journalistoc voices that are critical of ESG, abortion access, and other pet projects the current administration is fond of then the designation is apt. NPR used to be a great news source in the 90s and 2000s. That hasn't been the case since about 2012.
I don't understand, the NPR bias was there when those were not pet projects of whatever government under Trump, correct? So why does a change in government then changes the stance of NPR if that stance was there before the current government took power?
Also, being critical of abortion access is simply stupid in 2023, it's founded on religious grounds and I don't think religion should be part of any social policy discussion... Requiring a journalistic institution to cater to "both sides" is either naive or absurdly stupid.
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Twitter have got the govenrment-funded label on VoA now. But not the BBC, curiously. > some personal beef the owner has with NPR NPR is a bogeyman of the American right-wing media, which Musk seems to be consuming an awful lot of in recent years.
> But not the BBC, curiously You should check these things before posting. It says "Government-funded Media" right at the top of the page here: https://twitter.com/BBC
I listen to NPR station in the car. Anecdotally, very little of the content is true journalism; much of it is effectively op-ed. That's not necessarily a bad thing, provived you understand what you're consuming. The state-funded tag is a bit much. But to claim NPR is a pure journalism play isn't accurate either.
What is your alternative for a true journalism / non op-ed radio news station?
Other than some tech sites and link aggregators / discussion forums (hello hackernews), I limit my news-reading to the AP and Reuters sites. But I’d be interested in learning about radio-based news sources, provided that they’re either accessible in my area or online.
I listen to NPR station in the car. Anecdotally, very little of the content is true journalism; much of it is effectively op-ed. That's not necessarily a bad thing, provived you understand what you're consuming. The state-funded tag is a bit much. But to claim NPR is a pure journalism play isn't accurate either.
My dad used to listen to NPR all the time growing up (WAMU). It was always liberal, but now it’s become this highly processed and refined sort of white sugar liberal that’s hard to stomach even for him.
It's maddening. Artisan hand-crafted propaganda.