There was also pushback on social media. To be more valued by their peers and their contacts – and hold sway over their bosses – they need a lot of followers in social media. That means they must be seen to applaud the right sentiments of the right people in social media. This contest over control of opinion journalism within the Times was not just a bureaucratic turf battle (though it was that, too). On social media you don’t want to endure the punishment of expressing dissent, or, God help you, a heterodox opinion.

Source: New York Times December 18, 2023 03:35 UTC