I became a breaking news reporter in 2012, which means that in internet years, I have the experience of an almost ancient entity.
What a self-aggrandizing piece of shit.
Baltimore’s X presence is small enough that journalists like her generally know who the other journalists are working in the city, especially those reporting on Baltimore itself. Almost as soon as news broke about the bridge, though, she saw accounts she’d never heard of before speaking with authority about what had happened, sharing unsourced video, and speculating about the cause.
So the problem isn't that Twitter didn't break the news, it's that the wrong people on Twitter broke the news. Not a member of the in-group journalist clique but outsiders with their own opinions.
It's not even that. It's that Elon Musk: 1. bought it. 2. revealed to them that he didn't share their leftist politics.
Seriously. It's that simple.
Prior to that, they loved twitter, and they constantly sucked off Elon Musk. Doesn't anyone else remember what reddit threads used to be like that involved him? Stuff like him making the stupid flamethrower, or proposing the hyperloop? They loved the guy then, because they assumed he was one of their own. Now that it's fairly clear that he's somewhere more in the middle, he's public enemy number one, and they're not going to ever stop attacking Twitter. He dared to break up their monopoly on controlling public discourse on the internet, and that is something they cannot abide.
What a self-aggrandizing piece of shit.
So the problem isn't that Twitter didn't break the news, it's that the wrong people on Twitter broke the news. Not a member of the in-group journalist clique but outsiders with their own opinions.
It's not even that. It's that Elon Musk: 1. bought it. 2. revealed to them that he didn't share their leftist politics.
Seriously. It's that simple.
Prior to that, they loved twitter, and they constantly sucked off Elon Musk. Doesn't anyone else remember what reddit threads used to be like that involved him? Stuff like him making the stupid flamethrower, or proposing the hyperloop? They loved the guy then, because they assumed he was one of their own. Now that it's fairly clear that he's somewhere more in the middle, he's public enemy number one, and they're not going to ever stop attacking Twitter. He dared to break up their monopoly on controlling public discourse on the internet, and that is something they cannot abide.