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Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:40 am
by Cap
They haven’t been “purged.” They have simply abandoned journalism in favor of media institutions like Fox “News.”
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:45 am
by Nodack
A real journalist looks for facts. If you work at FOX the pay is good. You just have to be willing to ignore facts and not be called a journalist anymore.
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:54 am
by Split T
That’s kinda strange…is it that republicans don’t want to be reporters or is it because media companies are run by democrats and don’t hire republicans? I can see why something like this would make republicans not trust the media.
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:10 am
by Nodack
I think the biggest reason Republicans don’t trust the media is because their leaders like Trump tell them not to trust the media, FBI, IRS, prosecutors, judges, juries or ANY US institution. The media gets in the way of people trying to do sneaky underhanded things like take over the country by force.
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:16 am
by Split T
Well sure, it’s definitely fueled by that, but when you can show that nearly all reporters are not Republican, it gives a little credibility to the claims
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:26 am
by Nodack
The journalists self identify don’t they? They aren’t told what party they identify with. They pick. Looking at that list it also shows the number of Democrat journalists have gone down compared to previous years. It appears that journalists that identify as Independents have grown quite a bit. That seems like a good thing to me.
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:44 am
by Superbone
Split T wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:54 am
That’s kinda strange…is it that republicans don’t want to be reporters
or is it because media companies are run by democrats and don’t hire republicans? I can see why something like this would make republicans not trust the media.
I don't think party affiliation is part of the hiring process. Is it even legal to ask?
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:58 am
by Split T
I don’t think it would be hard to figure out based on their work…well if they are political writers
Re: Social media
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:58 am
by Split T
Nodack wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:26 am
The journalists self identify don’t they? They aren’t told what party they identify with. They pick. Looking at that list it also shows the number of Democrat journalists have gone down compared to previous years. It appears that journalists that identify as Independents have grown quite a bit. That seems like a good thing to me.
Yes independent journalists seems like a good thing
Re: Social media
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:13 pm
by Mori Chu
Would you pay to use Twitter? I think I'd try to move to a free alternative.
Re: Social media
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:41 pm
by Superbone
No.
Re: Social media
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:48 am
by Nodack
I already said no to free.
Re: Social media
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:04 am
by Cap
That article is from September. If we haven’t heard anything more on it, I’m guessing it was just a dumb idea that was quickly dropped.
Re: Social media
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:03 am
by Mori Chu
That's a shame.
Re: Social media
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:07 pm
by In2ition
Is he planning on selling or is he going to get a tax break for all the preceived value lost?
Re: Social media
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:03 pm
by Nodack
I’m guessing the latter. The more people want him to sell the less likely he is to sell.
Re: Social media
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:31 am
by Superbone
From my daily Morning Brew newsletter:
Musk’s drug use reportedly worries his company’s leaders.
Execs and board members at SpaceX, Tesla, and other companies run by Elon Musk are concerned about the business impacts of Musk’s persistent drug use, according to the WSJ. Musk’s reported use of drugs, including ketamine, cocaine, LSD, and ecstasy, at parties could imperil SpaceX’s lucrative contracts with NASA and violate company policies at Tesla, a publicly traded company with a fiduciary responsibility to shareholders, the WSJ notes. Musk’s lawyer responded that the billionaire has never failed a drug test at SpaceX.
Re: Social media
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:45 am
by In2ition
If it's true that he's never failed a drug test at SpaceX, then this is just a nasty smear without any evidence, only trying to kick him out. There are a lot of people that are afraid of what Musk could do. Musk must be over the target lately, getting so much fire.
Re: Social media
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:37 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:45 am
If it's true that he's never failed a drug test at SpaceX, then this is just a nasty smear without any evidence, only trying to kick him out. There are a lot of people that are afraid of what Musk could do. Musk must be over the target lately, getting so much fire.
There are a lot of tricks and masking agents and timing. Just because he hasn't publicly been caught doesn't mean it's not true. And where there's smoke, there's fire.
Re: Social media
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:40 pm
by In2ition
Superbone wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:37 pm
In2ition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:45 am
If it's true that he's never failed a drug test at SpaceX, then this is just a nasty smear without any evidence, only trying to kick him out. There are a lot of people that are afraid of what Musk could do. Musk must be over the target lately, getting so much fire.
There are a lot of tricks and masking agents and timing. Just because he hasn't publicly been caught doesn't mean it's not true. And where there's smoke, there's fire.
Is this smoke, or is it just some people wanting to paint a narrative of smoke?