I’m starting a thread for news on mounting media layoffs as well as criticism of the media and journalism. Stuff that doesn’t necessarily or directly touch on politics.

 

Dire warnings after BuzzFeed laid off 15 percent of their workforce:

 

 

 

Maybe I am being philosophical about this because from the moment that I learned that Musk was in talks to buy Twitter, I knew this is where things would land. I even warned someone who urged that I give him a chance (didn’t some folks say the exact same thing about Trump?)

2 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

I think what disgusts me is Elon likely brought Twitter just to destroy it, and will suffer no real consequences, financially or legally.

It is unfair that bad actors, especially deep-pocketed ones are allowed to be so abusive and destructive and go on with their lives (especially as well-intentioned people who are just trying to live suffer). I think of this often as my mind flashes to the likes of Leslie Moonves, who is somewhere enjoying his millions after having left such chaos and destruction (and even in a few cases, despair) over decades in his wake.

42 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

There were ways that social justice groups communicated before Twitter and there will be ways again, regardless of what happens to Twitter. It’s sad to see what has happened to such a promising platform but that is why I never got fully attached to it. I could see the harassment, the doxxing, the misinformation and maybe that’s why I could never get too invested. 

Same, which is why I've never had an account. 

I'll also really miss the more lower-case elements of film twitter, wherein you can plug in the name of virtually any film or director and find people with new or unique appreciations of anything.

25 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

I think what disgusts me is Elon likely brought Twitter just to destroy it, and will suffer no real consequences, financially or legally.

I think Musk bought it genuinely thinking he could conquer. Men like that will almost always stay well-off, but his ego is imploding and will continue to do so.

Edited November 18, 20223 yr by Vee

I am gonna really miss Twitter. I am praying that something saves it in the 11th hour, however, I am sick of getting my hopes up about stuff like this. 

 

I know Mark Zuckerberg is probably giddy as this will cause a huge surge to IG and FB until the next hot platform emerges. 

 

I wouldn't be surprised if a surge occurs on all forums (too) for the time being. 

 

2 hours ago, dragonflies said:

This Alex Cohen twitter account says in its profile "Mostly parody account".
Yet what they say sounds plausible in light of all the other insanity.

I mean, at this point, things have gotten so bad at Twitter, how would I even know if someone was tweeting truth or parody about Twitter?

Edited November 18, 20223 yr by janea4old

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

didn’t some folks say the exact same thing about Trump?

They did.

 

36 minutes ago, NothinButAttitude said:

I am gonna really miss Twitter. I am praying that something saves it in the 11th hour, however, I am sick of getting my hopes up about stuff like this. 

 

I know Mark Zuckerberg is probably giddy as this will cause a huge surge to IG and FB until the next hot platform emerges. 

 

I wouldn't be surprised if a surge occurs on all forums (too) for the time being. 

 

I was just dipping my toe into it due to my writing group all have various degrees of success after saying no for decades and I do like to be practical from time to time. So I must admit...I can see why people do like it for its good and its bad. And It has come in handy on more than one occasion by showing facts that we otherwise would never know. 

 

I am curious to see where everyone (like Black Twitter for example) will wind up again. 

I agree with the surge. But...if some of us can migrate from SOC to here...anything is possible. 

 

 

Wow, wrong thread. I don’t usually do this. Sorry.

EDT. Here’s something relevant to the topic-

If/when Twitter goes down in flames, tbh, I will miss things like this.

This man was sitting on a bench in a park, singing Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" by himself.

By the end, the entire park joined along to sing with him. 🔊pic.twitter.com/Wh5xPRwp4S

— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) November 17, 2022

Edited November 18, 20223 yr by DramatistDreamer

I was just reading an article in one of the British tabloids about the ratings and their soaps and I would like to propose that we officially retire the word "woke".  In this example, a former writer suggested that Corrie's ratings are down because it has become too "woke", by producing stories about mental health and racism.

Conservative media has latched onto the phrase making it meaningless.  I am unsure why conservatives are so bothered about minority voices asking for respect, but the derision attached to the word "woke" makes me uncomfortable.  We all know nobody had ever been "cancelled", under-represented populations are not "censoring" anyone, and those in power still feel free to spew offense language all the time.  So, let's retire the phrase as it has lost all significance in our culture and is only used to mock those without power requesting some degree of tolerance.

Edited November 18, 20223 yr by j swift

Musk let Tr*mp back on Twitter.

 

 

 

CBSNews announced that it is halting its activity on Twitter.
According to this NBC report, the CBSNews twitter account, and the CBSEveningNews twitter account, and some local CBS channels have already stopped tweeting.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cbs-news-suspends-twitter-posting-light-uncertainty-musk-owned-social-rcna58029
 

Edited November 20, 20223 yr by janea4old

ROFL Muskrat has egg on his face 

 

 

He'll be back.

maybe but some are saying it's cause of financial obligations to his site and twitter is considered a competitor

Mehdi Hasan aggressively steps in it, again, defending Qatar hosting the World Cup (which he has a history of doing):