NPR quits Twitter, says the platform is 'undermining' its credibility
NPR plans to shut down its Twitter accounts, saying a recent decision by the Elon Musk-owned platform to label it as "government-funded media" undermines its credibility.
NPR plans to shut down its Twitter accounts, saying a recent decision by the Elon Musk-owned platform to label it as "government-funded media" undermines its credibility.
NPR said that Twitter was “falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.”
“We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public’s understanding of our editorial independence,” NPR said in a statement Wednesday.
In a separate statement, NPR CEO John Lansing said, “Actions by Twitter or other social media companies to tarnish the independence of any public media institution are exceptionally harmful and set a dangerous precedent.”
Twitter and Musk did not immediately return requests for comment.
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