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It's also interesting that we don't see the state affiliated label on SpaceX yet.
by jpmattia 4y ago
It's also interesting that we don't see the state affiliated label on SpaceX yet.
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoOr Tesla, for which government carbon credits makes up roughly the same percentage of revenue that NPR gets from government funding.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoThose don't technically come from the government, they come from other car manufacturers. Those car manufacturers could choose to make lower emission vehicles, but instead have chosen to pay Tesla to have Tesla's vehicles count towards their fleet average.
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoAnd NPR's funding doesn't technically come from the government, it comes from member stations licensing their content.
- dylan604 4y ago"whats good for me, is not good for thee" or some version should be tattooed on Musk's forehead.
- drstewart 4y agoIt's also interesting that you think SpaceX is a media company
- gamblor956 4y agoSpaceX streams their launches. Using Musk's definitions, they are therefore a media company and must be labeled as "state affiliated media"
- smileysteve 4y agoIn the context of them posting to Twitter, the Tesla/SpaceX social media team posting links to conteny is not significantly different from an NPR social media team linking to content. Twitter is serving as a marketing avenue for these companies; either as a value add to Twitter or for "free" because these teams are not clicking on ads. As more organizations stop posting to Twitter AND Twitter continues to fail to find advertisers, Twitter will be a money and content hole.