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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Report: CNN CEO Chris Licht and three executives met with Oliver Darcy and his editor and told them that Darcy's Trump town hall coverage had been too emotional — CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy was reportedly scolded by his boss Chris Licht, the chairman and CEO of the network …
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Dylan Byers / Puck: Licht's Dispassion Punch
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: SCOOP @PuckNews: CNN's Chris Licht summoned @OliverDarcy and his editor to a meeting with himself and top executives in which they told him that his coverage of Trump town hall had been too emotional and stressed the importance of remaining dispassionate: https://puck.news/...
Bill Grueskin / @bgrueskin: No one was more openly skeptical of how CNN handled the Trump town hall than the network's own senior media reporter, @oliverdarcy. And according to @DylanByers, his bosses didn't like that. At all. https://puck.news/... https://twitter.com/...
Adam Reilly / @reillyadam: Point worth pondering—@brianstelter argues that, when it comes to covering Trump 2024, the media's choices simply won't matter as much as we like to think https://www.youtube.com/... @gbhnews
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: FFS, that piece by @oliverdarcy was fair and insightful. His newsletter is excellent. If any one was emotional about this, it was Anderson Cooper. In any case, defensively beating up on his own staff is not what a leader should be spending his time on in the midst of an obvious... https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Dowd / @matthewjdowd: Every day that goes by where CNN anchors, analysts, and paid commentators don't stand with Oliver Darcy shows that they are part of the corrupt organization that isn't interested in truth and democracy as primary imperative of a news organization.
Rosemary Rossi / The Wrap: CNN CEO Chris Licht Reprimanded Reporter Oliver Darcy for His ‘Emotional’ Coverage of Trump Town Hall
Sarah Ellison / @sarahellison: Seems like the most important thing for the integrity of a newsroom is to not censor your own reporters https://twitter.com/...
Sharon Waxman / @sharonwaxman: Seriously - a ridiculous butpredictable move. @oliverdarcy watch your back - we need you in this job. But you are not “emotional,” you're speaking truth and reporting facts. Chris - read the damn room. https://twitter.com/...
David Rothkopf / @djrothkopf: Licht has got to go. Or every self-respecting journalist working at CNN does. https://twitter.com/...
Susan Cooper / @buzzedition: Dear @oliverdarcy, We approve of your coverage of the CNN produced trump rally, and we would be happy if you left @CNN and got a job at @MSNBC or @NBCNews or just anywhere that doesn't have an idiot named Chris Licht as the CEO. https://twitter.com/...
David Shuster / @davidshuster: Hey @oliverdarcy, hang in there. Your Integrity matters...no matter how much a boss tries to squeeze it out of you. CNN's Oliver Darcy Reportedly Scolded By Boss Chris Licht Over ‘Emotional’ Trump Town Hall Coverage: ‘They Put the Fear of God Into Him’ https://mediaite.com/a/upqwe
@decodingfoxnews: From the same man who thinks it's a journalist's job to “make news.” https://twitter.com/...
George Conway / @gtconway3d: Is it bad to criticize your media critic for being criticizing the media? Because it seems bad. https://twitter.com/...
George Conway / @gtconway3d: “The sense of profound embarrassment over [how] the network appeared to subjugate itself to a pathological liar and voter fraud conspiracist whose attacks against CNN once inspired supporters to send bomb threats and death threats to CNN staff, is 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚.” https://twitter.com/...
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News: Reporter ‘visibly shaken’ after CNN boss scolds him for being ‘too emotional’ in Trump town hall coverage
Nikki Mccann Ramírez / @nikkimcr: Nothing says “dispassionate” like holding an editorial damage control meeting the morning after and hauling in your premier reporters for a talking-to when they don't regurgitate your spin. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Thompson / @alexthomp: “The vast majority of CNN insiders I spoke to admired [Oliver] Darcy's courage for channeling their sentiments. His bosses did not.” Via @DylanByers and @PuckNews https://puck.news/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: A thing to note here is that Licht is hellbent on making Collins a star at the network, and his dressing-down of Darcy was in service of protecting Collins (despite the fact that she was waaay out of her depth) so it's a sign of who Licht's pets will be. https://puck.news/...
Rachel Gilmore / @atrachelgilmore: So sick of some in media upper management who are more concerned about the *perception* of bias than actual bias. We shouldn't have to manufacture balance or sanitize something that is clearly wrong to avoid “looking too passionate.” We don't need to appease, we need to report. https://twitter.com/...
@kt_so_it_goes: oh look the guy who ran out and orgasmically exclaimed WE MADE NEWS has thoughts on professional emotion https://twitter.com/...
John Stodder Jr / @johnstodder: The ambushing of Oliver Darcy is more evidence the Trump town hall was part of a rebranding of CNN as a right wing, anti-Biden network. Licht is consciously doing Trump fanatic John Malone's dirty work. Anderson Cooper might not realize it, but he's a dead anchor walking. https://twitter.com/...
Trip Gabriel / @tripgabriel: Darcy's newsletter was an honest report on the reax to the CNN faceplant. It was the essence of unafraid journalism. A top CNN personality forwarded it to me to defend the network's journalism bonafides. If Licht prefers a whitewash he aligns himself with the worst media bosses https://twitter.com/...
Mona Charen / @monacharen: Brave and honest from Oliver Darcy. Calling out his employer for a terrible decision to do townhall format with Trump. Bravo. https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...
Steve Krakauer / @stevekrak: It's good to see it in writing, because the public should know the anti-speech activists are coming from inside the building. “🙈🙉” is not a journalistic tenet - it's precisely the opposite instinct of how your role is supposed to work. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Kerr / @andrewkerrnc: This is a farce. Oliver Darcy can't ethically cover his own employer. It's an unassailable conflict of interest. https://twitter.com/...
@parrhizzia: @mediagazer @AlexGriffing Too emotional? Wow - that's usually reserved only for women. Just imagine if Licht DEFENDED his FEMALE host when the “unemotional” Trump attacked her?
@keitholbermann: Former CNN staffer @sunny Hostin accurately accuses @cnn of journalistic malpractice, and her friend @andersoncooper of gaslighting her - and all of us. Well done. https://twitter.com/...
Mark Jacob / @markjacob16: CNN's Chris Licht wants his staff to be unemotional about the network platforming Trump's lies. After all, Trump is just A WOULD-BE DICTATOR TRYING TO KILL DEMOCRACY. Oh, sorry, Chris. I didn't mean to get emotional about whether fascists steal my children's freedom. No worries. https://twitter.com/...
@comfortablysmug: Very interesting information about @oliverdarcy unearthed by a Washington Post reporter https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Steve Mullis / @stevemullis: What a terrible person to be in charge of a news org. @oliverdarcy's fair and critical media coverage of his employer is EXACTLY what he should be doing on his beat and it actually lent some legitimacy to CNN during this whole debacle. https://twitter.com/...
Mark Thompson / @son_of_a_thomp: Seems fair. Like no one is stacking the deck. Great job Chris. https://twitter.com/...
Jamison Foser / @jamisonfoser: It is perplexing that I have not yet seen a single reporter who covers the news media follow up on the Puck News report that CNN/Trump rally attendees were instructed they could applaud but not boo. CNN should be asked about this! https://twitter.com/...
Chris Geidner / @chrisgeidner: Calling your media reporter to the top boss's office the second he reports on something where you don't like the tone of his coverage is about as bad of a sign for a news operation as I can imagine. https://twitter.com/...
Ashton Pittman / @ashtonpittman: Trash. https://twitter.com/...
Stephen L. Miller / @redsteeze: Outstanding. https://twitter.com/...
David Darmofal / @david_darmofal: This appears to answer my question about @oliverdarcy's silence on Twitter today. Apparently Chris Licht loves Trump so much because Licht's an authoritarian too. https://twitter.com/...
John Whitehouse / @existentialfish: putting aside darcy, if licht sees a dispassionate approach as virtuous to journalism as this piece describes, it's wild to make a point to put trump's passionate supporters on cnn's air where they can cheer him https://twitter.com/...
Kate Aurthur / @kateaurthur: JFC. Oliver (whom I've never met!) has just covered it like a journalist. Ridiculous. https://twitter.com/...
Michael Weiss / @michaeldweiss: I read the coverage. It conveyed—accurately—how others within and without the network viewed this disaster. Attacking your own media reporter for faithfully depicting your own fuck-up is usually a sign of corporate insecurity. https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Gertz / @mattgertz: Chris Licht wants to stay in his silo and only listen to people he agrees with. https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: Gotta get out of the silo, Licht https://twitter.com/...
Miranda Yaver, PhD / @mirandayaver: Anyone with a spine should be emotional in defending American democracy. Anyone with a spine should be emotional in defending survivors of sexual abuse against public mockery and defamation. Being dispassionate on these issues doesn't make one a good human or a good journalist. https://twitter.com/...
@meidastouch: Yikes! No room for dissenting opinions at the new CNN! This will make what you hear from their top talent less trustworthy, as it is now confirmed they will be forced to toe the company line at all times. https://twitter.com/...
Soledad O'Brien / @soledadobrien: Also not surprised about this: https://twitter.com/...
Sal Calleros / @salcalleros: Need one more reason to hate this guy? Zaslav last week defended the company's decision to host a town hall with Trump, saying “we need to hear both voices,” and noting the company's investors are looking forward to a “great political season coming.” https://thehill.com/...
Patrick Reilly / New York Post: CNN reporter Oliver Darcy scolded by CEO Chris Licht over ‘emotional’ coverage of Trump town hall: report
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: I repeat: Chris Licht is vying to be the second most dangerous influence from media on democracy under Rupert Murdoch. CNN is borked. — https://puck.news/...
@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online: @Mediagazer One the other hand, Anderson Cooper received one dozen attaboys...
Jenn Gidman / Newser: 2 Polar Opposites Defend CNN's Town Hall With Trump
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Sources: CNN tried to book Donald Trump for months; he agreed after his campaign reached an understanding that CNN would book Trump surrogates, which CNN denies — Questions also linger over what the network offered the ex-president in exchange for what some called a Trump infomercial
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Hugo Lowell / @hugolowell: NEW: Trump told CNN chief Chris Licht backstage before the town hall that he would boost their ratings — to which Licht nodded and said he should “have fun” per ppl familiar. Behind the scenes look @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Trump Campaign Mocking CNN Town Hall As ‘Trump Infomercial’ And ‘In-Kind Campaign Contribution’
William S. Becker / The Hill: Where do we draw the line on ethics in public office?
@jbensonwrites: “The issue isn't so much whether [Kaitlan] Collins is doing a good or bad job,” tweeted @BGrueskin. “The issue is that there's no job here for a journalist to do.” A Donald Trump town hall is the Kobayashi Maru for journalists. https://www.wsj.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: One day after the Trump town hall drew 3+ million viewers to CNN, the network returned to its usual ratings levels on Thursday, averaging 538,000 viewers in prime time. No “retention,” in TV parlance, from the night before.
@newrepublic: “[W]hoever made the decision to pull the plug on this vomit 20 minutes early perhaps should be in line for a promotion, if only because they brought this embarrassing night for CNN, journalism, and America to a halt."https://newrepublic.com/ ...
@newrepublic: Kaitlan Collins and CNN's journalists tried their best. But the execs, from Chris Licht on down, brought total shame on themselves, journalism, and America, @mtomasky writes.https://newrepublic.com/ ...
DrDunster / @thp1640: ...but - Kaitlan opened saying they (actually she, as face of CNN) had accepted NO conditions. The format was a condition. The audience was a condition. Did she lie or did she not understand?? https://twitter.com/...
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal: CNN's Kaitlan Collins Ascends, as Network Takes Heat for Trump Town Hall
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone: Trump Town Hall Audience Called ‘Embarrassing’ by Their Own GOP Governor
Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: It should go without saying that nobody who works at CNN or other media organizations is going to be twirling their moustache and saying “Trump becoming president again would be good for the bottom line.” At the same time it *would* be good for the bottom line and that matters. https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate: Anderson Cooper Receives Backlash for Supporting CNN's Trump Town Hall
John Nolte / Breitbart: Trump's Glorious Town Hall Performance Might've Delivered the Final Killshot to CNN
Shannon Thaler / New York Post: CNN boss Chris Licht told Trump to ‘have fun’ before going on stage for ratings-boosting town hall
Brigid Kennedy / The Week: The mess and merit of CNN's disastrous town hall
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times: ‘Spectacle of lies’: the blowback from CNN's town hall with Donald Trump
Dessi Gomez / The Wrap: Triumphant Trump Played 'It's a Man's World' on Flight Home After CNN Town Hall
Jack Shafer / Politico: Enough With the Bellyaching Over CNN's Trump Town Hall
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
[Thread] On May 11's editorial call, CNN's Chris Licht says Kaitlan Collins “made a lot of news” and “America was served very well by what we did last night” — Chris Licht begins CNN's 9am editorial call by praising @kaitlancollins for a “masterful performance last night.” He says “I couldn't be more proud of her” and the whole team in NH. Then he says he's aware of the backlash... More to come
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@acyn: Cooper: You have every right to be outraged today and angry and never watch this network again. But do you think staying in your silo and only listening to people you agree with is going to make that person go away? https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Just in: CNN's town hall with Donald Trump averaged 3.1 million total viewers. The event outrated Fox and MSNBC, as expected, but these are not 2015/16 level numbers for Trump — not even close.
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: “You do not have to like the former president's answers, but you can't say that we didn't get them,” Licht tells staffers, many of whom are angry about the town hall. “Kaitlan pressed him again and again and made news. Made a LOT of news.” And “that is our job.”
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: Oof. The silo feint is doing some heavy lifting here since most people have been fully listening for a while now to Trump and his angry base. But good try! https://twitter.com/...
Rory Stewart / @rorystewartuk: A very strong case from @andersoncooper - on the decision to show Trump. Passionate, thoughtful, morally grounded. @RestIsPolitics https://twitter.com/...
Steve Schmidt / @steveschmidtses: “The decision by CNN's Chris Licht to throw Donald Trump a propaganda rally, to stack an audience full of his sycophants, and then to celebrate it as news, is an absurdity.” I break down why CNN's Trump Town Hall was an insult to journalism: https://www.youtube.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: “Of Course Trump Should Be Interviewed on TV!” https://slate.com/... There's the right way to do it— and there's what CNN did. By @MichaelSocolow. Recommended. In particular, recommended for @andersoncooper
@johnamaechi: No, @CNN - you screwed up. Platforming an avowed liar fresh off being found guilty of sexual assault. Behaviour should have consequences that don't include access to international audiences to lie, abuse, bully, manipulate the narrative and rehabilitate your image. https://twitter.com/...
John Cusack / @johncusack: Cooper can't have it both ways - the fact is it's wasn't half the electorate. It was a handpicked cheering section - it was the mar a lago lobby. If Cooper feels this way truly- then call on licht to release exactly who the audience was and how they were chosen - how much... https://twitter.com/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: This is what's known as a ‘false dilemma fallacy’ https://twitter.com/...
@princessbravato: It's an attempt of gaslighting to me. Anderson screwed up here. We aren't in a silo to not want to hear lies and defame his victim. He incited an insurrection. It was gutterball, humiliating, disgusting, vile lies, and hatred. American people deserve better. https://twitter.com/...
John Cusack / @johncusack: What's so alarming is the lecturing tone about silos - really ? Are you really that defensive - or do you really think we are really that dumb ? It was all for the money - Don't put lipstick on this pig AND be self righteous about it - https://twitter.com/...
Soledad O'Brien / @soledadobrien: This is an attempt at damage control. https://twitter.com/...
Asha Rangappa / @asharangappa_: Is there really a silo where you can avoid listening to Trump?? If so, can someone please point me to it? https://twitter.com/...
Dahlia Lithwick / @dahlialithwick: It's so weird. Now the avoidance of flagrant lies, threats of violence and contempt for law and truth is a crabbed “silo?” I sort of prefer to think of it as “democracy ” but sure, I'm limited that way. https://twitter.com/...
Simon Schama / @simon_schama: It's the “ well we have to hear from Adolf or how are we going to battle him ?” casuistry .. so deeply deluded https://twitter.com/...
@paulachertok: 😒Chris Licht is proud of @CNN hosting a Trump rally live on TV. He's either gaslighting that his debacle was “masterful” or he's delusional. Either way, it's very bad news for journalism, democracy and America. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Forget the theatrics in former President Trump's falsehood-filled town hall on CNN and the Twitter-bubble hysterics; Trump actually made lots of news at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, N.H., last night, @AlexThomp writes: https://www.axios.com/...
Dave Zirin / @edgeofsports: Pathetic. Hope it was worth it @CNN @kaitlancollins https://twitter.com/...
Margaret Sullivan / @sulliview: I look forward to Chris Licht's heartfelt apology this morning (😂)
@kellwoohoo: As a former media buyer, I can tell you that the boost in ratings @CNN got for a one-night event won't help them sell any more ads. Especially with the damage to their reputation this town hall has caused. @CNN won't get this stank off them any time soon! https://nymag.com/...
Joyce Carol Oates / @joycecaroloates: Think of how many more viewers CNN might get if they hosted executions or mud wrestling between nude candidates for president. Not sure that a one-night-only high rating means anything significant. https://twitter.com/...
Paul Farhi / @farhip: For perspective: 3.1 million viewers is about what “The Five” averages on @FoxNews on a daily basis.
@jeffjarvis: Good for @NicolleDWallace that she chooses not to replay Trump's CNN lies from last night. I repeat a link to @brianstelter's report from CNN boss Chris Licht's defensive call with staff this morning: https://twitter.com/...
Scott Adams / @scottadamssays: I don't think this could have turned out better. It was a great show. Plenty of fact-checking. I learned some things. Provocative. Made news. Entertaining. @kaitlancollins was prepared and poised. Well produced. https://twitter.com/...
Tim Carmody / @tcarmody: I wonder if journalism doesn't get in its own way too often by assuming that's what is good for it (or some portion of it) is good for the country or world. What's good for CNN, or even CNN's audience, is not good for us, and vice versa. (Insert any media organization here.)
Michael McDonald / @electproject: Trump's schtick could easily be magAI generated. There's no reason to watch it. I didn't https://twitter.com/...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / @aoc: It was a disservice to democracy, but also a major harm for women, survivors, & people who rely on repro rights. CNN allowing sexual assault to be treated like a joke to an applauding audience is egregious. At this point it's not abt Trump- we know him. It's abt the programming
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: New, w/@grynbaum: In the days leading up to last night's Trump town hall meeting, CNN held mock debates to prep @kaitlancollins. Donald Trump was played by Mark Preston, CNN's VP of political and special events programming: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Justin Baragona / @justinbaragona: Also, while this is a big number for CNN primetime compared to recent numbers, this still wouldn't beat a typical weeknight broadcast of Tucker Carlson when he was still on Fox. https://twitter.com/...
Bradley Whitford / @bradleywhitford: Chris Licht, spare us your defender of democracy bullshit. You're in show business. You got hired to get ratings for CNN. If that means platforming a racist traitor so he can lie, mock his sexual assault victim and get applause for it, you'll do it. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@voxdotcom: CNN is under scrutiny over its decision to host a town hall with former President Donald Trump. Looming over that criticism is the shadow of billionaire media mogul John Malone. https://www.vox.com/...
David Marcus / @blueboxdave: The point wasn't a one night ratings bonanza, it was to try to send the message that CNN isn't just the Anti-Trump News Network anymore. https://twitter.com/...
@iampoliticsgirl: This is the problem with the 24h news-for-profit entertainment model. The media is not supposed to make news, but report on it. CNN committed arson, threw gasoline on the fire, then got great ratings for covering it. It's obscene. https://twitter.com/...
Sugith Varughese / @sugithvarughese: All too often, the news media forgets they aren't the story. https://twitter.com/...
David Rothkopf / @djrothkopf: He clearly does not understand his job. Most of the news produced was about CNN's ghastly judgment in doing this and producing it as they did. https://twitter.com/...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / @aoc: “Making news” is not the same as covering news. When one wishes to become a participant in events (ie. “making” news), they become the story and sacrifice the pretense of a neutral observer. Also no one got answers. It was 70 mins of steamrolled propaganda, esp on abortion & SA https://twitter.com/...
Chris Hayes / @chrislhayes: solely from a “news” perspective, it's a very old shtick! it's gone from man bites dog to dog bites man over the course of 8 years. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: In the key 25- to 54-year-old demo, the town hall averaged 703,000, about five times higher than CNN's typical performance at 8pm.
Po Murray / @po_murray: I left @CNN when Chris Licht hired a gun extremist to spread gun lobby lies. I urge all to join me & #BoycottCNN for giving the seditious twice impeached racist misogynist fascist criminal a platform to spread his lies. https://www.cnn.com/... #ShameOnCNN
@hholdenthorp: Kendall Roy literally said, ‘we can make prime time safe for you,’ on Sunday night. Licht did the same thing with Trump. At least own up to it. @CNN @karaswisher @EricSchultz https://twitter.com/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: I would argue that ‘making news’ is not our job; holding power to account is. And on that measure, the town hall last night was a complete and utter failure. https://twitter.com/...
@agoldmund: “You don't have to like this guy's odious and dangerous views, but you can't say we didn't amplify them” https://twitter.com/...
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: Here's the best thread w/ CNN C.E.O. Chris Licht's remarks this morning on last night's Trump Town Hall. As I wrote ahead of last night's event, “a defining feature of many a WBD executive is their ability to pretend like nothing is wrong.” >> https://twitter.com/...
Chris Geidner / @chrisgeidner: “Made a LOT of news” is going to stick with me. It's an admission. https://twitter.com/...
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: This thread confirms that Chris Licht is not fit to run a news organization. https://twitter.com/...
Lindsey Boylan / @lindseyboylan: “Masterful performance” is a tell. It's a vapid and gross show. That's it. Unlike the recent overtures of “going back to” hard hitting news, CNN continues to be a TMZ version of the news. https://twitter.com/...
@froomkin: This was brave and honest and @oliverdarcy has once again earned my admiration, especially with his boss saying the opposite in the CNN morning phone call. https://www.cnn.com/...
Sarah Kelly / @thesarahkelly: This really encapsulates the disconnect between ownership's mission and journalists' mission https://twitter.com/...
Connie Wang / New York Times:
How TV news anchor Connie Chung on CBS and NBC inspired the first names of many girls among Asian families in the 1980s and 1990s, and how some met in person — It was on my first day of college at the University of California, Berkeley, when I started to realize there were more of us out there.
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Caity Weaver / @caityweaver: I thought I liked this story by @conniewang — but when I started crying at the part where all the Connies meet their namesake Connie Chung at the story's photo shoot, I realized I LOVED it 😭 THE PHOTOGRAPHER WAS ALSO NAMED CONNIE!!! I'M SCREAMING https://www.nytimes.com/...
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Elon Musk names ex-NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's CEO, to focus on business operations; Musk will focus on “product design & new technology” — - Former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino will be Twitter's next CEO.
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Linda Yaccarino / @lindayacc: Thank you @elonmusk! I've long been inspired by your vision to create a brighter future. I'm excited to help bring this vision to Twitter and transform this business together! https://twitter.com/...
Elon Musk / @elonmusk: Excited to announce that I've hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks! My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops. https://twitter.com/...
Linda Yaccarino / @lindayacc: I see I have some new followers👀...👋 I'm not as prolific as @elonmusk (yet!), but I'm just as committed to the future of this platform. Your feedback is VITAL to that future. I'm here for all of it. Let's keep the conversation going and build Twitter 2.0 together!
Insider: Twitter's new CEO says she's ‘inspired’ by Elon Musk's ‘vision to create a brighter future’
Julia Shapero / The Hill: Linda Yaccarino thanks Musk for opportunity, shares excitement to ‘build Twitter 2.0’
Mike Vaccaro / Reuters: New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino says she is excited to help to transform Twitter
Mason Bissada / The Wrap: RipTwitter Trends as Right-Wingers Disapprove of Elon Musk's New CEO Hire: ‘The Death of the Platform’
Armando Tinoco / Deadline: Linda Yaccarino Shares First Tweet Since Becoming Twitter's New CEO As Elon Musk Addresses “Concerns” About New Hire
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Elon Musk appoints new Twitter CEO, NBCU's Linda Yaccarino
David Hamilton / Associated Press: Before Musk picked Yaccarino as Twitter CEO, she challenged him on policies, and his own tweets
Jason Goldman / @goldman: I mean https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Todd Spangler / Variety: When Elon Met Linda: NBCU's Yaccarino Pressed Musk About Twitter's Advertising and Hate-Speech Policies a Month Before He Hired Her as Twitter CEO
Paresh Dave / Wired: TWITTER'S NEW CEO LINDA YACCARINO HAS A FEARSOME TO-DO LIST
Carly Thomas / The Hollywood Reporter: Linda Yaccarino Speaks Out on Twitter After Becoming Social Platform's New CEO
Steve Deace / @stevedeaceshow: So basically Elon is hoping she can bring back skittish advertisers while he's still ombudsman essentially. I hope it works, but remember why advertisers were skittish. Most of them are WEF simps, who either hate free speech or are afraid of it. There is no way that tension of... https://twitter.com/...
Ian Miles Cheong / @stillgray: Elon Musk has just announced the appointment of Linda Yaccarino to lead Twitter as the CEO to handle the company's business operations, dealings with regulators, and advertising. What this means is that Elon Musk will now have ample time to deal with the actual product, the... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis / @drloupis: Likely New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is a WEF Executive Chair That Suggested Elon Musk Limit His Tweets. https://reclaimthenet.org/...
Steve Deace / @stevedeaceshow: The more we learn about this woman, at this point the best you could say is it appears Elon has found a Fauci Tom platform to try and appeal to a segment of the marketplace that won't entertain anything he says, in some attempt to appear balanced. We know how that decision turned... https://twitter.com/...
Timothy Caulfield / @caulfieldtim: Please, please, please let this be a move in a positive direction. The information ecosystem needs some stability... “Who is #LindaYaccarino, Elon Musk's pick for Twitter CEO?” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Viva Frei / @thevivafrei: The dunks on this decision are obvious and easy to make. The arguments for this decision are equally obvious and easy to make. If @lindayacc continues to remain under the influence of / actively associated with the interests of the @WEF, this does not end well for @elonmusk's... https://twitter.com/...
Brendon Leslie / @brendonleslie: Everyone needs to relax, it's still possible for people to be unbiased in their jobs - no way @elonmusk throws away $44 Billion and all his hard work to this point for a woke CEO https://twitter.com/...
@legendaryenergy: No one is going to trust Twitter to be an “everything app” now. https://twitter.com/...
Sapna Maheshwari / @sapna: let us tell you more about Twitter's new CEO, Linda Yaccarino — whose new gig (and announcement timing) has a lot of people in the media world saying “holy sh!t” https://www.nytimes.com/... w @tiffkhsu @BenMullin @RMac18
@fortunemagazine: Whoever Elon Musk's Twitter replacement is, experts tell Fortune she'll have her work cut out with him hovering from the sidelines. https://fortune.com/...
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica: Right-wing Twitter worried Musk's CEO pick could return Twitter to its roots
Adriana Lee / WWD: Why Twitter's New CEO Matters
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: The Elon faithful losing it over the appointment of longtime ad exec @lindayacc as new Twitter ceo https://twitter.com/...
@dankennedy_nu: I'm choosing to be optimistic about Musk's reported choice of Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter. He may realize he's done enormous damage to his other companies and that he's ready to fade into the background. We'll find out soon enough. https://www.theverge.com/...
Jack Montgomery / The National Pulse: Who is Linda Yaccarino? The World Economic Forum-Aligned Exec Elon Musk Hired as Twitter CEO.
Kayla Gogarty / Media Matters for America: Twitter's new CEO has been supporting Elon Musk since he took over the platform
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate: Elon Musk's New Twitter CEO Draws Opposition from Left and Right
Steve Mollman / Fortune: Linda Yaccarino told Elon Musk onstage at a marketing conference: ‘I have to push you a little.’ He picked her as Twitter's new CEO
Elon Musk / @elonmusk: I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter! @LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology. Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app. https://twitter.com/...
Jessica Heygate / PRWeek: NBCU's Linda Yaccarino named CEO of Twitter
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal: Meet Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk's New Twitter CEO and the Ad World's ‘Velvet Hammer’
Mary Kate Carr / The A.V. Club: To the dismay of the blue checks, Elon Musk names ex-NBCUniversal exec new Twitter CEO
Derek Saul / Forbes: Musk Taps Linda Yaccarino As Twitter CEO Replacement
Rachyl Jones / Observer: Former NBCU Ad Exec Linda Yaccarino Is Twitter's New CEO
Bobby Allyn / NPR: Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
Diego Lasarte / Quartz: Linda Yaccarino says she's inspired by “provocative leadership.” Elon Musk's Twitter fits the bill
Todd Spangler / Variety: Elon Musk Confirms Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's New CEO, Focused on Business Operations
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor: Three reasons why Linda Yaccarino makes sense as Elon Musk's pick for Twitter CEO
Taylor Lyles / IGN: Elon Musk Officially Announces New Twitter CEO
Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report: NBCU Confirms Yaccarino Departure. Twitter Is The Destination
Amy Kroin / Free Press: Free Press: Musk Setting Yaccarino Up to Fail as New CEO of Toxic Twitter Amy Kroin Fri, 05/12/2023 - 14:04 …
Muri Assunção / New York Daily News: Elon Musk welcomes former NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO
Michael Grothaus / Fast Company: Linda Yaccarino is Twitter's new CEO: Here's what to know
Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing: Twitter's new CEO said to be NBC executive Linda Yaccarino
Dan Milmo / The Guardian: From dealing with Musk to fixing Twitter Blue: what's in the next CEO's in-tray?
Tom Parker / Reclaim The Net: New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is a WEF Executive Chair That Suggested Elon Musk Limit His Tweets
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A profile of Linda Yaccarino, who has vast experience in ad partnerships, praised Elon Musk publicly, and told colleagues that people get hung up on his tweets — Twitter has struggled to generate revenue since Musk took over as CEO, as advertisers have fretted over his sweeping rollbacks of content moderation.
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The Wrap, KDFX-TV, Wall Street Journal, @notaaroncraig, @scottmonty, Insider, @carlquintanilla, @karaswisher, CoinDesk, Forbes, Fortune, PRWeek, WWD, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Billboard, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, New York Post, Ad Age, CBS News, The Information, CNN, Free Press, Axios and Variety
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Rosemary Rossi / The Wrap: New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino Reveals Plans to ‘Build Twitter 2.0’ in First Tweet Since Landing the Job
Chris Isidore / KDFX-TV: Elon Musk names NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Linda Yaccarino, who has resigned as NBCUniversal's head of advertising, is in talks to become the new CEO of Twitter
Craig Aaron / @notaaroncraig: “I'm not sure that it matters who the new CEO is because they won't actually have the power to provide an adequate check and balance on the chaos that is Elon Musk.” — @JGo4Justice @freepress https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Scott Monty / @scottmonty: Let's be clear: Elon needs to let @lindayacc execute. As soon as he gets in the way of operations - and that includes shooting his mouth off - it's going to make her job harder. Visionaries should avoid detailed operations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Sam Tabahriti / Insider: Twitter's new CEO hasn't even started yet, but she already has a parody account that's ‘suspended’ Elon Musk
Carl Quintanilla / @carlquintanilla: “.. She is well-known among CEOs and marketing executives and can serve as a ‘Band-Aid’ to some of Musk's fractured relationships in that arena, a person close to her” said .. @washingtonpost @sarahellison #twitter https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: They may be trying to signal a version of the highly effective and successful early Zuckerberg-@sherylsandberg ; biz duo here. But, let's be clear, this is not that: Why Elon Musk picked Linda Yaccarino to lead Twitter as CEO https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: Dogecoin-Like Spike in Milady NFTs After Elon Musk's Tweet, But Will It Last?
Chloe Berger / Fortune: Elon Musk has constructed a treacherous ‘glass cliff’ for his new Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino
Ewan Larkin / PRWeek: Can Linda Yaccarino solve Twitter's brand safety problem?
Marisa Guthrie / WWD: Elon Musk Names Linda Yaccarino Twitter CEO
Rob Tornoe / The Philadelphia Inquirer: Who is Linda Yaccarino? New Twitter CEO is a Penn State grad who just left her NBC job.
Chris Eggertsen / Billboard: Elon Musk Says New Twitter CEO Is NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino
Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite: NBCU Says Top Ad Exec Linda Yaccarino Is Leaving Company Amid Reports She's Twitter's Next CEO
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone: Elon Musk Names New Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post: Elon Musk confirms NBCUniversal exec Linda Yaccarino as next Twitter CEO
Garett Sloane / Ad Age: Linda Yaccarino is Elon Musk's next Twitter CEO
Aimee Picchi / CBS News: Elon Musk says he's found “a new CEO” for Twitter. It's said to be NBCU's Linda Yaccarino.
Chris Isidore / CNN: Who is Linda Yaccarino, reportedly Twitter's next CEO?
Amy Kroin / Free Press: Why Elon Musk Picked Linda Yaccarino to Lead Twitter as CEO Amy Kroin Fri, 05/12/2023 - 16:01 …
Sara Fischer / Axios: NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino in talks to lead Twitter
Brian Steinberg / Variety: NBCU's Linda Yaccarino in Talks for Twitter CEO
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as NBCUniversal's chairman of global advertising and partnerships, set to be replaced in the interim by Mark Marshall — The executive will be succeeded in the interim by advertising sales and client partnerships president Mark Marshall
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NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, @pkafka, Variety, Insider, Axios, @kerrymflynn, @sherman4949, @jeffreyatucker, @jbflint, @thewrap, Vox, @thephilosotroll, Forbes, The Hill, Reuters, Light Reading, Ad Age, Beet.TV, The Hollywood Reporter, Media Play News, Adweek, TechCrunch, Next TV and Deadline
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Jen Friedman / NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA: Linda Yaccarino to Leave NBCUniversal, Mark Marshall Named Interim Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships, Reporting to Mark Lazarus
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: This one is signature Elon: Either he knew that pre-announcing his CEO hire would force her out of her current job - days before her biggest presentation of the year .... or that he *didn't* realize that would happen. Damning either way. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety: NBCU Shakes Up Ad Sales Days Before Upfront; Linda Yaccarino Departs, Mark Marshall Named Interim Chief
Michael Flaherty / Axios: NBCUniversal says Yaccarino to depart amid reports of Twitter CEO role
Kerry Flynn / @kerrymflynn: Dying for a 10,000-word tick-tock story of how Linda Yaccarino landed the Twitter CEO gig Did the possibility come up behind-the-scenes at POSSIBLE, the marketing conference, in Miami last month? Or... prior? https://www.axios.com/...
Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: @pkafka She doesn't **have** to leave immediately. She could stay for upfronts if the company wanted her to.
Jeffrey A Tucker / @jeffreyatucker: This is not good. Bad vibes here. https://www.wsj.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Next stop Twitter? NBCU says: “Linda Yaccarino to Leave NBCUniversal, Mark Marshall Named Interim Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships, Reporting to Mark Lazarus”
@thewrap: “It has been an absolute honor to be part of Comcast NBCUniversal and lead the most incredible team,” she said in a statement. “We've transformed our company and the entire industry—and I am so proud of what we've accomplished together” https://www.thewrap.com/...
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: Elon Musk says he'll step down as Twitter CEO. But he's not going anywhere.
@thephilosotroll: This would be both a significant improvement over Musk's current management and still a total disaster. https://twitter.com/...
Julia Shapero / The Hill: Musk makes it official, names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter CEO
Michael Shields / Beet.TV: NBCU Ad Boss Marshall: ‘We Continue to Spin Our Wheels’ on Currency
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Linda Yaccarino Exits NBCUniversal Amid Twitter Talks; Mark Lazarus Assumes Oversight of Ad Sales
Erik Gruenwedel / Media Play News: Linda Yaccarino to Leave NBCUniversal, Mark Marshall Named Interim Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships
Jason Lynch / Adweek: Linda Yaccarino Exits NBCUniversal, Mark Marshall Named Interim Ad Sales Chief
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Linda Yaccarino leaves NBCUniversal, adding fuel to the Twitter CEO fire
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: non-US investors may substantially pay for Forbes takeover; Austin Russell, who committed $100M-$200M, is in talks with Sun Group to invest $200M-$300M — Forbes agreed to sell itself in a deal that makes it look like the iconic magazine brand is staying in American hands.
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@sarafischer, @aexm, @tomaxwell, @sarafischer, @rafat, @rafat, @rafat and Talking Biz News
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Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: 🚨Forbes says it's been mostly acquired by Luminar's Austin Russell BUT what Russell & Forbes cannot confirm is who is backing bid (82% @ $800M valuation) - Sources say likely others involved - This makes it look more American owned that it really is https://www.axios.com/...
Ana Milicevic / @aexm: It's almost like someone picked up a copy of ‘Money Laundering for Dummies’ and then didn't read past Chapter 2 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://twitter.com/...
Thomas Maxwell / @tomaxwell: Luminar is worth only $2 billion but CEO Austin Russell has spend $100 million on two homes and now $600 million on Forbes? Where is the money coming from https://finance.yahoo.com/...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Scoop: Forbes takeover bid gives foreign funding cover —Forbes said quietly yest it sold 82% stake to a 28yo tech entrepreneur —But 2 sources familiar w deal tell me the takeover likely to be substantially paid for by foreign investors Story on @axios https://www.axios.com/...
@rafat: Good reporting here from @sarafischer, it isn't his money, or most of it isn't, mostly coz he doesn't have it. https://twitter.com/...
@rafat: How did on-paper billionaire finance this deal when he didn't finance it from stake in his company Luminar? He has sold *only* 230mn of shares since it went public, if I am reading correctly. And his shares are worth fraction of what they used to. Something is majorly off here... https://twitter.com/...
@rafat: Didn't see this plot twist coming. After failing to sell it to as a vanity play for non-Western billionaires, Forbes is sold as a vanity play for a 27 year old, on-paper self-driving car billionaire (reporters, there is a lot more to dig here), paying $650mn for a majority stake. https://twitter.com/...
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Tech company Luminar's CEO Austin Russell says he acquired an 82% stake in Forbes at a ~$800M valuation; sources: the bid is supported by Sun Group, GSV, others — Austin Russell, the CEO of electric vehicle technology company Luminar Technologies, has acquired an 82% stake in Forbes.
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The Wrap, @sarafischer, @niubi, @brackin, @rmac18, @chronotope, @jyarow, @mayazi, @thekenyeung, Wall Street Journal, The Information, @ernie@writing.exchange, Reuters, Fortune, Deadline, The Wrap, Talking Biz News, MarketWatch and TechCrunch
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Mason Bissada / The Wrap: Who's Really Buying Forbes? $800 Million Deal Backed by Sun Group, GSV (Report)
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: 🚨 Confirmed. This deal is made to look like it's Austin Russell buying 82% of this asset but it's not. The bid is being financially supported by Sun Group, GSV, and others. Russell's bid a cover to make it look like the deal being vastly acquired by American money https://twitter.com/...
Bill Bishop / @niubi: Forbes has been a dumpster fire for decades. No surprise this is the next chapter for it https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Brackin / @brackin: Thiel Fellow acquires Forbes 🐐👏 https://www.axios.com/...
Ryan Mac / @rmac18: $800m is a pretty insane valuation given the other media news of the last few weeks? https://www.wsj.com/...
Aram Zucker-Scharff / @chronotope: Tremendously overvalued. I'm not sure what a majority stake constitutes but one could almost certainly start up a new publication with a better reputation at zero for whatever he paid. https://twitter.com/...
Jay Yarow / @jyarow: I guess nobody told him digital media is a dying (dead?) business. https://twitter.com/...
Maya Zehavi / @mayazi: That's a steep valuation in a word where everyone announced the death of media for anything but trophy properties https://www.wsj.com/...
Ken Yeung / @thekenyeung: Is Austin Russell : Forbes as Marc Benioff : TIME? https://www.wsj.com/...
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: Automotive Tech Billionaire Austin Russell to Acquire Majority Stake in Forbes
Ernie Smith / @ernie@writing.exchange: A 28-year-old man figures out a way to stop the 30 under 30 list once and for all. https://www.wsj.com/... ht @Mediagazer
Christopher Palmeri / Fortune: Forbes magazine's new majority owner is a 28-year-old billionaire who made his money in self-driving car tech
Bruce Haring / Deadline: ‘Succession’ Plot Comes Alive, As Forbes Majority Stake Acquired By Young Technology CEO
Livemint:
Indian streaming service JioCinema introduces a Premium subscription plan, offering content from studios like HBO, up to four logins, and more for ₹999 per year — JioCinema has introduced a new Premium subscription plan, providing its users with access to a broader range of content.
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91mobiles, Reuters, The Economic Times, India Today, afaqs! and 91mobiles, more at Techmeme »
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Marcia Sekhose / 91mobiles: Disney+ Hotstar loses 4.6 million subscribers as JioCinema gains users in India
Gourab Das / The Economic Times: No more freebies: Ambani's JioCinema to now charge premium subscription for HBO and other content
Ankita Chakravarti / India Today: JioCinema Premium subscription plan launched in India: check out price, list of HBO shows and more
Sanket Vijayasarathy / 91mobiles: JioCinema Premium subscription plan launched as HBO shows arrive on the platform
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
A chaotic year has upended media companies' upfront presentations to woo advertisers, amid top executive departures, the writers' strike, cord cutting, and more — From May 15-18, expect Disney, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery execs to work overtime selling their wares to ad buyers during a downturn and a major work stoppage.
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@alexweprin, @benmullin, @alexweprin, Vanity Fair, Insider Intelligence, Ad Age and Deadline
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Alex Weprin / @alexweprin: Also since a year ago: AMC Networks has had 3 CEOs, Vince McMahon retired and then re-joined and sold the WWE, Netflix announced an in-person upfront then made it virtual, Fox featured Tucker Carlson in its upfront then fired him, and WBD launched a crash course in cost cutting. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Weprin / @alexweprin: A year ago Jeff Shell, Bob Chapek, Linda Yaccarino, and Susan Wojcicki took to the upfront stages to make their pitch. This year, uh, they won't? And oh yeah there's an ad downturn and a writers strike. Gonna be a great week! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Pete Syme / Insider:
Twitter appears to limit search results for news website Bellingcat; Elon Musk has suggested that Bellingcat's Texas mall shooting investigation was a “psyop” — - The investigative news website Bellingcat reported on the Texas mall shooter's apparent neo-Nazi beliefs.
Discussion:
@maxberger, @maxberger, @brent_a_casey, @craignicol@octodon.social, Gizmodo, @eliothiggins, @eliothiggins, @arictoler and Wired
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Max Berger / @maxberger: If only there was a name for the kind of guy who pushes fascist propaganda and suppresses anti-fascist reporting. 🤔 https://twitter.com/...
Max Berger / @maxberger: The team @bellingcat reported the Allen, Texas shooter had links to neo-Nazis. Elon Musk suggested their reporting was a “psyop” — and then apparently limited their reach on Twitter. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Art Garkfunel / @brent_a_casey: Every accusation is a confession with the right wing. @elonmusk blathers about how he's so against censorship, then engages in exactly that. His target audience will never know, because they're a bunch of dipshit rubes who can't/won't think critically. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Craig Nicol / @craignicol@octodon.social: @Mediagazer so Musk's version of free speech is shown, again, to be absolute bullshit?
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: Twitter Conspiracy Bozos Are Freaking Out Over Elon's WEF-Friendly CEO Pick
Eliot Higgins / @eliothiggins: So it does appear that if you don't follow @bellingcat you'll not see if in search suggestions. Did we offend someone?
Eliot Higgins / @eliothiggins: This is what I get it when I search for Bellingcat on a couple of other accounts that don't follow @Bellingcat. https://twitter.com/...
Aric Toler / @arictoler: I believe it has been like this for a bit, as I've noticed for weeks now that @bellingcat doesn't come up as an option to auto-fill in for me on Tweetdeck. If you don't follow Bellingcat, this is what you get for search options. https://twitter.com/...
Katherine Alejandra Cross / Wired: BlueSky Ain't It — The new social platform will never be the “next Twitter”—and that's by design.
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