Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate...
by waboremo on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @10:35AM
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Because the "government funded media" was a last minute save, the original "state affiliated media" is a false claim. Surely you grasp the difference between the two labels? The latter has corporate and editorial control in case you were unaware.
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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate...
by nailer on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @01:51PM
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Anyone providing money to a media org has some amount of editorial control. The newer version is more specific but it doesn’t mean state affiliated is inaccurate.
Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate...
by waboremo on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @02:44PM
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It does mean it's inaccurate because state affiliated is already a specific term to describe editorial control. I don't know how else to put it to you, maybe an example.
You can publish a podcast or article or whatever on NPR right now about how much you hate the current administration and want them replaced. You cannot do that with state affiliated media, if CGTN tomorrow did the same, the state has the direct ability to take action against that by firing people, changing management, altering funding, etc. That's if they even get past initial filters!
To argue that "state affiliation" is meaningless by handwaving it as "anyone providing money to a media org has some amount of editorial control" is bad faith.