Twitter Labels Far-Left NPR As ‘State-Affiliated Media’
Twitter Slaps Far-Left NPR With New Tag
View Source | April 5, 2023 2:06 pm
- One day after Twitter labeled National Public Radio (NPR) a “US state-affiliated media” outlet on the social media platform, NPR President John Lansing fired back, writing that he was disturbed by the designation.
- “We were disturbed to see last night that Twitter has labeled NPR as ‘state-affiliated media,’ a description that, per Twitter’s own guidelines, does not apply to NPR. NPR and our member stations are supported by millions of listeners who depend on us for the independent, fact-based journalism we provide.”
- Lansing also contended that NPR is a critical part of American democracy in his statement, issued just hours after Musk acknowledged NPR’s new designation on Twitter.
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