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KUOW joins the NPR vs Twitter Boycott
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An actual discussion of the greater topic can be found here: https://www.radiodiscussions.com/th...-in-a-state-media-beef-with-elon-musk.762225/
Truthfully, I find KUOW’s approach to be insulting to most of their listeners. They seem to think that their listeners are not smart enough to make their own decisions. I mentioned this in the other discussion, but I’ll mention it here as well. I’m sure we all remember when KUOW refused to carry press conferences from the president in 2020. They went one step further, insinuating that everything being said in the press conference would be a lie. Regardless of what anyone’s political views may be, what was the point of that? Are they suggesting that their listeners can’t hear the press conference for themselves (because they’re not intelligent)? From my perspective, a media organization loses credibility when they tell me, before I have the opportunity to hear it for myself, that a major event is a lie. The key difference between then and now is that they weren’t being called out on it in 2020.
Frankly, I'd say that the political stunting started with Elon Musk capriciously and arbitrarily changing the labeling for NPR. Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter so it is now his sandbox to play around in as he chooses, but the other kids are free to move out of his sandbox if they don't like what he is doing in it.
They weren't the only ones. The problem was the press conferences became campaign speeches, and were thus subject to equal time rules. Yes, there are FCC rules that say a broadcast station must provide equal time for declared candidates.
What Is The Equal Time Rule to the FCC?
Learn about the history and details of the Equal Time Rule, which is a provision of the Communications Act that concerns airtime for political ads.
This was KUOW following the law.
It's a political stunt on KUOW's part. Elon bought the medium, but the medium -- as concerns KUOW's listeners -- has remained the same.
Every Twitter poster basically has their own separate channel. Twitter, as a whole, is just a platform for all sorts of separate feeds, and not all Twitter users hang out at the same feeds. I'm certain that none of KUOW's avid listeners, who got tweets from KUOW, frequent the right wing Twitter feeds, were fans of Trumps former Twitter feed, or frequent all of the other Twitter feeds that have been on Twitter since long before the platform was bought by Elon.
As for KUOW leaving the sandbox, they've accomplished absolutely nothing aside from removing one more tool they could use to reach out to their listeners, all to attempt to spite a multibillionaire who doesn't even know KUOW exists.
Was Trump a declared candidate at the time, though? I thought he declared his candidacy just a few months ago. The coronavirus pressers were in February and March 2020, three years ago. So, if Trump wasn't a declared candidate in March 2020, how were KUOW "following the law"?They weren't the only ones. The problem was the press conferences became campaign speeches, and were thus subject to equal time rules. Yes, there are FCC rules that say a broadcast station must provide equal time for declared candidates.
What Is The Equal Time Rule to the FCC?
Learn about the history and details of the Equal Time Rule, which is a provision of the Communications Act that concerns airtime for political ads.www.thoughtco.com
This was KUOW following the law.
Their "goodbye" tweet also has a grand total of 973 likes so far.
Yes. He officially announced on Jun 18, 2019. KUOW was following the rules.
There was a concerted and organized effort by the re-election campaign to use these speeches as campaign events.
I stand corrected then. And you're right, when the corona hit it was the start of an election year.
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