Comment on Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ZeroCool@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Elon isn’t going to notice you.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’d hope not

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• Zellith@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How state-affiliated media accounts are defined on Twitter.

  State-affiliated media is defined as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution. Accounts belonging to state-affiliated media entities, their editors-in-chief, and/or their prominent staff may be labeled. We will also add labels to posts that share links to state-affiliated media websites.

  -https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/government-media-labels

  By this definition - twitters own definition - NPR is NOT state-affiliated as far as I can tell.

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  • hansl@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    In case you don’t know, you’re trying to use logic against someone who didn’t use logic to get his wrong opinion.

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    • thorbot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      yeah but two unlogics make a logic… right!!!

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      • shunir@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Kinda make sense to me…

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• ringwraithfish@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How is it state affiliated?

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  • Uniquitous@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Because Space Daddy said so

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  • 30mag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American non-profit media organization … It differs from other non-profit membership media organizations such as the Associated Press, in that it was established by an act of Congress. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR

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    • ultimitchow@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      NPR operates independently of any government or corporation, and has full control of its content.

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR

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      • 30mag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I just said that:

        A whole host of things are state-afilliated. That shouldn’t be conflated with ran by the state, or operated by the state, or controlled by the state, which is probably the concern.
        lemmy.world/comment/4454636

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      • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That’s the problem for me. If they are receiving any state funding they need to report facts as unbiased as possible

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    • floppade@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      “Established by an act” doesn’t mean the same thing as “maintained by Congress.” If your argument were true, NPR wouldn’t be able to operate during government shutdowns, since they’d be federal employees.

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      • 30mag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        ,>“Established by an act” doesn’t mean the same thing as “maintained by Congress.”

        I didn’t say that.

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• Cylusthevirus@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Literally less than 1% of revenue comes from government grants, but it's "state affiliated." By that reasoning a whole host of things are state affiliated.

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  • Jaysyn@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I bet Starlink & SpaceX are more "state affiliated" than NPR?

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think you’re right… Doesn’t SpaceX get a bunch of US government money? I just watched an Ordinary Things video on how much space rubbish there is and spacex is like… the main contributor.

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  • logicbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Probably based on the tax dodging that huge corporations do, X should classify itself as state affiliated, because we taxpayers are essentially subsidizing companies like that.

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  • 30mag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    A whole host of things are state-afilliated. That shouldn’t be conflated with ran by the state, or operated by the state, or controlled by the state, which is probably the concern.

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• FoundTheVegan@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Well that is just flat out wrong and totally ignorant of the facts.

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• MasterBlaster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  1% revenue support from Government is “state affiliated”? In that case every single media outlet is state affiliated by virtue of their tax breaks.

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  • VonReposti@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    And every single Danish media outlet would be “state affiliated” due to the state media fund.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If NPR wasn’t affiliated with the government they would be willing to stop receiving funding.

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    • MasterBlaster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Reject and return all tax breaks, deductions or rebates - or you are affiliated with them and thus are impossible to trust. Oh, and return the government money you accepted for public secondary education. You government shill!

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    • marx2k@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      What percentage of Twitter is owned by Saudi arabia?

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Tax breaks don’t count

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    • MasterBlaster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Okay, then every American who gets grants, welfare, or discounted education. Funding is funding. If you think 1% equals communism, or crushes integrity, there is no hope for you.

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    • marx2k@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      … because of reasons

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• Tyfud@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You’re just straight up wrong my man. Factually. You have the facts wrong. Whatever you believe here that you think makes you right, is in fact, 100%, provably, wrong. As others replying to you have pointed out and used references.

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• papertowels@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The most “ACKSHUALLY” take, lmao.

  Hey you know what, if you pay taxes, you’re state affiliated.

  Similarly, all individuals who receive government benefits are clearly state affiliated.

  Thankfully, someone else has already shared and sourced twitters working definition of “state affiliated”, and we can see that NPR clearly doesn’t fall under that. Looking forward to seeing your response to that comment.

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• wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  [citation needed]

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  • Cylusthevirus@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Some assembly required.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    westernjournal.com/fact-check-much-pbs-npr-revenu…

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    • ZeroCool@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      lol westernjournal.com is not a credible source.

      mediabiasfactcheck.com/western-journalism/

      Analysis / Bias

      The Western Journal is a news and opinion website with a story selection that always favors the right and is negative toward the left. There is the frequent use of moderately loaded language in headlines such as this: The Clinton State Department’s Major Security Breach That Everyone Is Ignoring. The Western Journal typically sources its information from credible media outlets, though story selection and wording usually spin information favorably to the right. They have also failed several fact checks.

      Finally, during the 2020 Presidential election, they have promoted misinformation. They also consistently promote misinformation regarding Covid-19 and vaccines. See failed fact check below.

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• TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Edit your original comment here at the top level to say that although you think they can be called state affiliated, that npr is not under the control of any governmental party.

  If you won’t do that, all the bullshit you wrote in the replies is just as hollow as it seems and you’re proven just a right wing troll and no one should ever believe anything you write.

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  • 30mag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I didn’t see this until now. I don’t know how I missed it, but I don’t have a problem doing that.

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    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Did you forget you’re on your alt? My reply was clearly on another user’s comment.

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      • 30mag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t have an alt. I guess I’m turning into an old person and can’t operate the app on my phone proficiently.

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