About this episode
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, there has been nothing short of crisis — leading to massive layoffs and lost advertisers. On this week’s On the Media, what this chaos means for activists worldwide who used the platform as a public square. Plus, how political predictions distort coverage of elections. 1. James Fallows [ @JamesFallows ], writer of the “ Breaking the News ” newsletter on Substack, on the political press' obsession with telling the future and the narratives that have a chokehold on elections coverage. Listen . 2. Zoë Schiffer [ @ZoeSchiffer ], Managing Editor of Platformer, on the mass exodus of employees from one of the world's most significant social media sites. Listen . 3. Avi Asher-Schapiro [ @AASchapiro ], tech reporter for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, on the impact of Musk's leadership on Twitter users around the world. Listen . 4. Clive Thompson [ @pomeranian99 ], journalist and author of Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World , on the website many are fleeing to amid chaos at Twitter. Listen . On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.