Posted on 11/30/2016 7:46:59 AM PST by shove_it
Since Election Day, President-elect Donald J. Trump has proposed a U-turn in American diplomatic relations with Cuba, boasted about negotiations with a major manufacturer, trumpeted false claims about millions of illegal votes and hinted that he might upend current free speech laws by banning flag burning.
All in 140 characters or less.
As news organizations grapple with covering a commander in chief unlike any other, Mr. Trump’s Twitter account — a bully pulpit, propaganda weapon and attention magnet all rolled into one — has quickly emerged as a fresh journalistic challenge and a source of lively debate.
How to cover a president’s pronouncements when they are both provocative and maddeningly vague? Does an early-morning tweet amount to a planned shift in American policy? Should news outlets, as some readers argue, ignore clearly untrue tweets, rather than amplify falsehoods further?
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Soon to become gabs not tweets
Lol
Twitter Should Ban Trump For Life (Today’s New Talking Point For MSM)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3499907/posts
I wonder if the NYSlimes realize how pointless any attempt to censor or stop Trump’s tweets are, as there are a gazillion other ways to publicize them. The NYSlimes have a lock on nothing anymore. They should just roll over and die now, IMHO.
Twitter Should Ban Trump For Life (Today’s New Talking Point For MSM):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3499907/posts
Well said. During this Presidential election cycle I’ve found that FB, Reddit and Twitter have become great platforms for spreading our message directly, bypassing the MSM. It’s been a huge factor this election, and will most likely soon eclipse traditional media. We need to start learning to utilize and optimize our use of it ASAP.
Not going to happen. They don’t dare do it. Not with Trump.
And I love it.
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