{"id":7654,"date":"2023-04-17T05:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T05:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randomtools.io\/blog\/?p=7654"},"modified":"2023-04-17T05:04:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T05:04:37","slug":"twitter-changes-npr-state-affiliated-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randomtools.io\/blog\/twitter-changes-npr-state-affiliated-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Changes NPR’s State-Affiliated Media Label"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Elon Musk made a recent change in Twitter development again. The official Twitter account for NPR (National Public Ratio) controversially got a “State-affiliated media” label on its profile, which was discreetly changed to “government-funded media.” The original label is attached to more overtly propagandistic pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR operates independently of the US government. Also, NPR gets only 1% of the federal money, which is important to all public media systems. NPR CEO John Lansing stated – <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“NPR stands for freedom of speech and holding the powerful accountable. It is just unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way.”<\/em> He added, “A vigorous, vibrant free press is essential to the health of our democracy.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference between the last and the new label is largely semantic. Also, clicking on the label lands you on a page which explains what the previous label meant. However, given the trust and reliance upon NPR, NPR officials have requested Twitter to remove the label. <\/p>\n\n\n

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It was initially assumed that the label was applied by mistake. But Isabel Lara said – “We were not warned. It happened quite suddenly last night.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company’s press account auto-replied with a poop emoji, which it has been sending to all the journalists for weeks. During the White House’s daily briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not address Twitter’s content rules. However, she defended NPR’s journalism. <\/p>\n\n\n

Musk Agreed to the State-Affiliated Media Label – Says it is Accurate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

Twitter’s owner and CEO have confirmed the label was applied to NPR. He responded to a tweet about the significant shift with a screenshot of Twitter’s policy defining state-affiliated media with a message – “Seems Accurate.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n

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Twitter’s policy defines state-affiliated media labels as outlets whose editorial content is controlled by the state through financial resources, control over production and distribution, and direct or indirect political pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, Twitter said that NPR would no longer be included under this label. The document released said – <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“State-financed media organizations with editorial independence, like the BBC in the UK or NPR in the US, for example, are not defined as state-affiliated media for the purpose of the policy.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter’s former Head of Trust and Safety commented on the ongoing issue –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Twitter’s decision to label NPR as a state-affiliated media outlet flies in the face of years of research, all evidence about NPR’s funding and governance, and Twitter’s own policies and principles.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is seen as another offset of Twitter with the media houses. However, everything seems vague, and it is quite impossible to say whether it is 100% accurate. But, the new label is narrow and less accurate. These are strange evolving happenings, just about everything else involving Musk’s Twitter ownership. <\/p>\n

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Elon Musk made a recent change in Twitter development again. The official Twitter account for NPR (National Public Ratio) controversially got a “State-affiliated media” label<\/p>\n

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