NBC News Temporarily Bars Disinformation Reporter From Covering Musk: Report
NBC News has reportedly temporarily blocked disinformation reporter Ben Collins from covering Twitter owner Elon Musk . Media start-up Semafor reported NBC News suspended Collins, who has been “harshly critical of…
NBC News has reportedly temporarily blocked disinformation reporter Ben Collins from covering Twitter owner Elon Musk.
Media start-up Semafor reported NBC News suspended Collins, who has been “harshly critical of Musk,” from covering the billionaire “on NBC and MSNBC airwaves.”
“According to two sources, the network toldCollins earlier this month that his criticism of Musk, which included mocking the billionaire’s ignorance about the company’s general counsel, was not editorially appropriate,” Semafor added.
The article linked to an Oct. 30 tweet from Collins in which he wrote, “Unless trying to tank this place on purpose, I’ve never seen somebody more out of their depth in my life.”
“The dog has caught the car and is now demanding the car pay for gas,” he added.
The article also pointed out Collins has been tweeting about Twitter’s decision to ban several journalists.
“Mastodon’s pretty … pretty good tonight,” he wrote about one of Twitter’s competitors on Thursday night.