Legacy Media Under Fire by Social Media
The speculation that Elon Musk will purchase MSNBC over the past weekend has reignited the discussion of the American public’s distrust of mainstream media.
You are the media now pic.twitter.com/pyO4NyhStp
— Gail Alfar (@GailAlfarATX) November 25, 2024
Rather than turning to traditional outlets — such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and CNN — for news, social media platforms like X are the new public square for Americans to receive news and voice their opinions.
Comcast, the parent company that owns NBCUniversal, made headlines last week for separating from MSNBC and moving it to another public company. Donald Trump Jr. reposted the announcement on X stating that MSNBC was “up for sale” — teasing the idea that the X founder should purchase the outlet.
After a brief exchange between Trump Jr. and Musk, podcaster Joe Rogan suggested that if Musk acquires MSNBC, Rogan “would like Rachel Maddow’s job.” Rogan further stated, “I will wear the same outfit and glasses, and I will tell the same lies.”
A resurfaced broadcast video of MSNBC presenter Rachel Maddow in tears went viral on Monday, with X posts suggesting that Maddow was crying over the idea that Musk could be her boss. The origins of the video are from a 2018 broadcast where Maddow broke down over a story about Trump separating young children from illegal migrant families and relocating them into shelters.
Recently, Axios CEO Jim VandHei criticized Musk for saying that “X is the media” at the National Press Club. “My message to Elon Musk is bulls**t. You’re not the media …. You don’t proclaim yourself to be a reporter; that’s nonsense. Being a reporter is hard, really hard.”
MUST WATCH: Axios CEO has a meltdown over @elonmusk saying X is the media. This is so satisfying pic.twitter.com/1r9SnK0SDU
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 25, 2024
Mistrust in legacy media is not a new phenomenon for Americans. In October, a study by the Pew Research Center found that 36 percent of Americans have “no trust at all” in the mainstream media, a trend that has continued for the past three years.
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