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Are journalists the problem on Twitter?

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3 years ago

November 7, 2022

Brittany Coles

Billionaire Elon Musk wants twitter to become the most accurate source of information about the world

But one digital media manager hit back, triggering thousands to join the debate on the new blue tick fee.

Are journalists the problem on twitter?

It all started with this tweet.

Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world. That’s our mission.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022

One digital media manager at a local government in Delaware hit back at Musk saying “I’ll let anyone who gives me money appear to be a legitimate source of news, rather than just ensuring all legitimate sources of news are confirmed to be who they say they are”

https://twitter.com/kylegrantham/status/1589426750664347648

Grantham clearly taking a stab at the new blue tick fee Musk introduced to the social media platform since taking over.

Twitter just launched an updated version of its iOS app. The social media platform promises to allow users to pay a monthly subscription to receive a blue checkmark on their profiles, a feature that Elon Musk, the company’s new owner, has backed.

Musk replied back to the media manager, criticising the mainstream media industry.

You represent the problem: journalists who think they are the only source of legitimate information. That’s the big lie.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022

“You represent the problem: journalists who think they are the only source of legitimate information. That’s the big lie.”
musk, twitter

Grantham came back to Musk, concerned he is making money off verifying users, a feature that he believes (and many on the thread) should be free.

https://twitter.com/kylegrantham/status/1589427858031935489

https://twitter.com/kylegrantham/status/1589443408774692866

Well known people – also with a blue tick – chimed in replying to the thread, with very divided opinions on the matter

Um, professional journalists go to school to learn how to tell stories accurately and ethically … not everyone who has $8 does …
— Joshua Basseches (@JoshuaBasseches) November 7, 2022

For example, @JudicialWatch does more significant "journalism" than too much of the big media.
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) November 7, 2022

Musk a week ago: Tweets a conspiracy theory about an attack on the octogenarian husband of the Speaker of the House from a far right conspiracy website. He gets fact checked based on the actual work of journalists and deletes the tweet.

Musk today: Who needs journalism anyway?
— Walker Bragman (@WalkerBragman) November 7, 2022

Journalists are a dying profession same as stage coach drivers and horseshoe makers. The internet has made that profession obsolete. The Ukraine war is playing out on Twitter and Telegram, we see what's happening and journalists can't manipulate like they used to.
— Jes_J_Bel (@Jes_J_Bel) November 7, 2022

One science reporter asking twitter users – Is Elon Musk a trustworthy source of the truth because he has a blue check?

Except that he’s not a reporter, he’s the digital media manager of a small county government.

Is Elon Musk a trustworthy source of the truth because he has a blue check?
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) November 7, 2022

Crypto influencer Matt Wallace wrote “Blue check journalists have blasted Elon Musk with lies on Twitter for over a decade. So he spent 44 billion on Twitter and decided to make them all pay him $8” to his almost 700,000 twitter followers.

It is fact that journalists are not the only sources of legitimate information but are trained to observe ethical conduct, verify news, check credibility.

But does a blue tick mean the user is tweeting factual information? Harkov’s point has gained likes on the thread and says “blue checks without any verification process will make it harder to figure out what is legitimate information.”

I’m a journalist. I don’t think I’m the only source of legit information, by far. That being said, the fact that people – again, not only journalists – can get blue checks without any verification process will make it harder to figure out what is legitimate information.
— Lahav Harkov (@LahavHarkov) November 7, 2022

https://twitter.com/LouPas/status/1589467966319382528

A U.S. journalist advocate thinks journalists create demand for twitter because its where news breaks first.

What side of the fence you sit on when it comes to being verified on twitter? tweet us @tickernewsco

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