Look who’s driving the news on Twitter:
High-profile Republicans gained tens of thousands of followers in the weeks after Musk acquired Twitter, while their Democratic counterparts lost followers, according to a Washington Post analysis.
Anti-mainstream-media journalists — like Bari Weiss and Matt Taibbi — are driving the narrative, getting the clicks and earning new followers on Musk’s Twitter. They’re thriving in an environment where alternative, anti-left and anti-establishment media has taken center stage.
Case in point: Bari Weiss’ new media company, The Free Press — which launched 10 days ago — has amassed nearly 125,000 followers.
That’s about three times as many as Puck, the buzzy news outlet with big names that launched in 2021, has picked up.
[It’s amazing how many people respond to actual reporting, as opposed to the 37th flavor of the same narrative journalism. — Ed]
Join the conversation as a VIP Member