X a trusted news source ?

VitaMan's Avatar
X not exactly seen as becoming the # 1 trusted news source, as some have suggested.




The Guardian news organization exits X.


It added: “The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse.”
Lucas McCain's Avatar
I would be surprised if a lot of news sources don't exit X if it is just going to become the main source of goofball propaganda for the MAGA right wing. And don't forget about the subsequent exits of celebrities with a gazillion followers as well. They'll want nothing to do with that MAGA X bullshit.
texassapper's Avatar
Are the news outlets that ran with the Russia collusion hoax, or that claimed Hunters laptop was Russian disinformation trustworthy?
Sure when it wasn't owned by Musk and was proven to have a VERY liberal bias with a heavy hand...I never heard you complain about it then...no agenda here by you...gotcha 🤔
texassapper's Avatar
I would be surprised if a lot of news sources don't exit X Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
They won't. They understand the paradigm shift better than you.
don't forget about the subsequent exits of celebrities with a gazillion followers as well. They'll want nothing to do with that MAGA X bullshit. Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
LOL...you still think celebrities are important...
VitaMan's Avatar
Are the news outlets that ran with the Russia collusion hoax, or that claimed Hunters laptop was Russian disinformation trustworthy? Originally Posted by texassapper

Looks like "whataboutism" is strong with this one. This thread topic is about X.
VitaMan's Avatar
As a little bonus you can throw in Truth Social.


txdot-guy's Avatar
X, formerly twitter is not a news outlet. They are not journalists and have no code of journalistic ethics or integrity.

They can’t even follow their own rules and policies. Elon Musk breaks them all the time.
https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-rules
texassapper's Avatar
They are not journalists and have no code of journalistic ethics or integrity. Originally Posted by txdot-guy
Journalist, ethics, and integrity? You cannot be serious?
txdot-guy's Avatar
Journalist, ethics, and integrity? You cannot be serious? Originally Posted by texassapper
Quite serious. There are good and ethical journalists and journalistic organizations. Elon Musk and X / Twitter is neither.
Jacuzzme's Avatar
Pretty much the only news source out there who allows diverse opinions. If you’re left or right and don’t want to hear the other side of a story then X isn’t for you. If you’re a free thinker who wants to hear differing views then it’s the place to be.
Budman's Avatar
Please name the news organizations with integrity. The only reason any of you don't like X is because it no longer carries the water for the left. Twitter and Facebook were huge leftist propaganda machines in 2020 and 2016. Ya'll need to get over yourselves and realize that the majority of the country doesn't agree with your political veiws. Have fun the next 12 years.
TheDaliLama's Avatar
Pretty much the only news source out there who allows diverse opinions. If you’re left or right and don’t want to hear the other side of a story then X isn’t for you. If you’re a free thinker who wants to hear differing views then it’s the place to be. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme
It is an opinion site, just like MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS only they all claim to be news outlets with real journalists.

txdot-guy's Avatar
As with most news organizations you must be cognizant of the difference between Opinions / Editorials and actual news.

Most news organizations have slanted viewpoints when deciding on which stories to cover and which to ignore. You also have to take into account the sources that news organizations sometimes use.

X has no credibility because like all social media platforms they give any and all nut jobs a platform for their own personal agendas and profits. All with out the slightest hint of journalism and ethics.

As always each person has to make up their own minds. My problem with this argument is calling any social media platform or even late night television or podcasts journalistic outlets. They are speech outlets but not journalistic outlets.

Some of the problems with social media.

One-sided news
Inaccurate news
Censorship of the news
Uncivil discussions about the news
Harassment of journalists
News organizations or personalities being banned
Violent or disturbing news images or videos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social..._a_news_source
Jacuzzme's Avatar
One-sided news
Inaccurate news
Censorship of the news
Uncivil discussions about the news
Harassment of journalists
News organizations or personalities being banned
Violent or disturbing news images or videos Originally Posted by txdot-guy
I didn’t realize the thread was about cable news.