Taxpayer-funded National Public Radio (NPR) on Wednesday announced the decision to quit Twitter after being transparently labeled “state-affiliated media.”
Taxpayer-funded National Public Radio on Wednesday announced the decision to quit Twitter after being transparently labeled “state-affiliated media.”nearly 11 percent by taxpayer funds, declared it will step away from the social media platform to protect journalism. NPR’s media personalities will remain with personal accounts.
“We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public’s understanding of our editorial independence,” NPR’s CEO John Lansing said in a statement.“I would need some time to understand whether Twitter can be trusted again,” he said. “At this point I have lost my faith in the decision-making at Twitter.”the self-censorship decision on Twitter itself: “It’s the right move and I’m proud of us for taking it.
The exit comes after Twitter initially labeled NPR as “U.S. state-affiliated media” in its bio. Lansing slammed the label as “inaccurate” and declared the organization “disturbed” about the social media platform’s decision to be transparent about the subsidization of NPR.
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