all things considered (10. 669)

After Elon Musk falsely and rather abruptly National Public Radio state media—then refining his mischaracterisation as government-funded which is an equivocation on corporate welfare and subsidies to the wealthiest at best in an erratic interview with another arguably instrument of agitprop (the BBC and Voice of America—Radio Free Europe were also recipients of this distinction)—the network of affiliates have announced, we learn via Kottke, that they will cease posting to Twitter. Upholding its statutory editorial independence in the face of diminishing support (only 13% of funding is government sourced), NPR’s decision, the first by a major news organisation, is commendable and highlights the platform’s transformation from a safe-haven for journalism, big and small alike, to a personal pulpit for rubbishing media outlets and promoting an impulsive, juvenile agenda.