Twitter is praised by Elon Musk for “empowering citizen journalism.”
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, lauded the microblogging site for fostering participatory journalism in an objective way on Wednesday while using his Twitter account.
The billionaire wrote on Twitter, “A lovely thing about Twitter is how it promotes citizen journalism — people are able to distribute news without an institutional bias.
Journalist Allison Rodriguez of Chicago responded to Musk’s tweet by asking him if he thought of local news citizen journalism.
“Have you visited newsrooms to see the daily operations before expressing an opinion on the bias? Sincere curiosity, “She composed.
Musk responded to the reporter’s query by saying, “Definitely closer to citizen journalism – local news orgs are under-appreciated & should get a lot more exposure on Twitter.”
Musk’s tweet was a response to a New York Times piece with the heading “How Elon Musk Became a Geopolitical Chaos Agent” in which it was stated that Elon Musk has become a new, chaotic actor in world politics. The billionaire’s actions in some of the most explosive situations in the world have occasionally been beneficial, but his messages have also led to issues.”
Musk copied another Twitter user’s message that said in response to the negative report. “The New York Times has become a new, disorganized player in international affairs. Although the paper’s interventions in some of the most explosive conflicts in the world have occasionally been beneficial, their rhetoric has also created issues.
Adding: “According to unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity.
He continued after that. The Tesla owner posted two screenshots from NYT articles in a subsequent tweet.
Even though the New York Times is an expert in space travel, at least they correct their errors (49 years later).
Additionally, he modified his Twitter bio to read “Chief Twit,” which is slang for “a dumb or ignorant person.”
