@charmainewimpiris the public has lost faith in journalism, with many people believing that reporters are putting their own personal opinions ahead of actually reporting what's going on in the world.
It would be really nice if we could have journalists acting in ways as to restore that trust.
So here NPR giving up an effective platform for mass communication helps to reinforce that image that NPR in particular is following its biases instead of presenting accurate and reliable reporting.
It's a black eye for NPR's reputation, and unfortunately for faith in journalism in general.
NPR doesn't like twitter? That's nice. But it turns out they let their opinions guide them instead of focusing on legitimate reporting.
@knova being off Twitter means that NPR is giving up access to connecting to readers on Twitter.
And all over a grudge that gives critics of NPR more ammunition to call the institution out for putting opinion over solid reporting.
And to what benefit? Giving up audience voluntarily while wearing such opening for criticism on the sleeve... why?
It really gives journalism as a whole a black eye exactly when people are already tuning out because they've lost faith, exactly over stuff like this.
Again, to what benefit? I see only downside to those choices.
@volkris @charmainewimpiris @taylorlorenz @caseynewton The public losing faith in journalism has nothing to do with an organization being on or off Twitter.
Being on Twitter does not hinder NPR’s ability to report on stories, maybe with the exception of people saying stuff on Twitter that is newsworthy or relevant to a story. There is more to the world than that website.