This should be good. New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet is reported to have issued a Twitter “reset,” urging reporters to “meaningfully reduce” their time on Twitter. Maybe this will inspire Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones to finally write an article for the paper with her newfound free time. Reporters were also reminded that tweets and subtweets undermining colleagues were not allowed.
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet has issued a Twitter "reset" for the newsroom, urging reporters to "meaningfully reduce" their twitter time and reminding them that tweets and subtweets attacking or undermining their colleagues are not allowed https://t.co/kM0OldIVxS
— Steven Perlberg (@perlberg) April 7, 2022
Good luck with that. https://t.co/jpore35EmK
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) April 7, 2022
This memo feels like a subtweet.
— Napp Nazworth (@NappNazworth) April 7, 2022
The irony that this order is basically a subtweet of NHJ
— siicamore the 🤡 (@siicamore) April 7, 2022
They're just going to ignore this. Who's going to fire Hannah Jones?
— Cerberus (@Cerberus0fHades) April 7, 2022
So their response to the mess their reporters have made with tweets is to stop other reporters from criticizing them? Wow.
— only one way forward (@peggyinidaho) April 7, 2022
Good. The algorithmic echo chamber has affected reporters as much as anyone. It’s how we ended up with The Narrative York Times, in place of journalism.
— Brix Jørgensen (@brixjorgn) April 7, 2022
I’m old enough to remember when @nytimes announced they don’t need a public editor *because Twitter would provide accountability.*
— Chris Robertson (@DesignClimate) April 7, 2022
So, how about that public editor position? Does NYT still believe that Twitter is a proper substitute?
— Mohamed (@BloodyMathias88) April 7, 2022
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They should have done this a decade ago.
— vincent kang (@vincentkangnow) April 7, 2022
This but every newsroom. Please.
— Tom (@TomSuttles12) April 7, 2022
In other words, asking reporters to stop trolling their readers.
— Lisa (@tgnl63) April 7, 2022
Their colleagues aren't the ones they're attacking or undermining with their tweets, though.
— Gabe (@gabesaidwut) April 7, 2022
The rest of us will have to attack and undermine them harder I suppose.
— Blake Smith (@basmithart) April 7, 2022
We’re up to it.
“Stop embarrassing yourself and the paper, gang!”
— Earl Fando 🇺🇦 (@earlfando) April 7, 2022
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NEVER go full 1619 Project! Thread lists ACTUAL historic claims made by Nikole Hannah-Jones and WOW these are some DOOZIES https://t.co/CTU41UF349
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 28, 2022
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