Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already has
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Re: Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already has
#2> SR Ekot, which has been labeled “publicly funded media,” [..] CBC said Monday that it would pause its activities on Twitter after it was labeled as “government-funded” because it “undermines the accuracy and professionalism” of its journalists’ work
"Has been labeled"? Well AP, you're journalists, why don't you do your job and tell us - are those labels accurate?
This is a common tactic, presenting inconvenient but easily verifiable facts as mere allegations, and the journalist doesn't take the 10 seconds it would take to confirm* them on wikipedia.
*For CBC and Sweden public radio. In contrast, NPR only gets about ~4% of its funding from the government, so labeling it govt. funded is stretching it.
Re: Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already has
#3> SR Ekot, which has been labeled “publicly funded media,” [..] CBC said Monday that it would pause its activities on Twitter after it was labeled as “government-funded” because it “undermines the accuracy and professionalism” of its journalists’ work "Has been labeled"? Well AP, you're journalists, why don't you do your job and tell us - are those labels accurate? This is a common tactic, presenting inconvenient but…
If you read the article, Sveriges Radio says their choice to leave Twitter has nothing to do with the labels.
Re: Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already has
#4> SR Ekot, which has been labeled “publicly funded media,” [..] CBC said Monday that it would pause its activities on Twitter after it was labeled as “government-funded” because it “undermines the accuracy and professionalism” of its journalists’ work "Has been labeled"? Well AP, you're journalists, why don't you do your job and tell us - are those labels accurate? This is a common tactic, presenting inconvenient but…
If you read the article, Sveriges Radio says their choice to leave Twitter has nothing to do with the labels.
I have read the article. I was not criticizing Sveriges Radio's decision, but the AP's reporting.