Elon Musk says NPR's 'state-affiliated media' label might not have been accurate
Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 2 developments
In a series of emails with an NPR reporter, the CEO of Twitter suggested that the designation is being re-examined, but it has not yet been removed.
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NPR has protested the latest decision by Elon Musk targeting media organizations, which lumps it into a category with several notorious propaganda outlets.
National Public Radio denounced Twitter’s decision to label the non-profit media organization a “state-affiliated media” account, calling the move “unacceptable.” “We were disturbed to see last night…
Twitter flagged NPR as state-affiliated media on Tuesday, a label that is usually saved for media outlets representing foreign governments like Russia’s RT and China’s Xinhua.
Twitter users noticed NPR received a state-affiliated media label on Wednesday in the wake of bans and suspensions for several journalists and media outlets.
Twitter labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media,” a move that some worried Wednesday could undermine public confidence in the news organization. NPR President John Lansing called it “unacceptable for
NPR is objecting to Twitter’s decision to label the network “state-affiliated media,” calling the move by the Elon Musk-owned platform “unacceptable.” In a statement, …
The label now appears on the public broadcaster’s Twitter profile and its tweets and the designation means that NPR’s posts won’t be recommended or amplified on the platform.
NPR's journalists and chief exec take issue with Elon Musk's Twitter labeling the nonprofit as 'state-affiliated media': One tweets, 'a LIE and an insult.'
Twitter drew the anger of venerable US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk tagged the news giant as a
NPR operates independently of the U.S. government. NPR has asked Twitter to remove the label, calling it "unacceptable." But the company's CEO, Elon Musk, says it "seems accurate."
The network has started labeling NPR as "state-affiliated media," a term it previously reserved for the likes of RT and Xinhua. If Musk wants to start labeling those who get taxpayer funding, he's got a lot more work to do.
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