Musk urges users to post long-form articles on X to promote citizen journalism
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New Delhi: Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, urged X users on Sunday to publish in-depth pieces on the platform and make space for citizen journalism.
As Musk attempts to take on the major players in traditional media, some users have already begun publishing full-length pieces that they have authored on X.
“I just published my first X Article! Thank you @elonmusk for creating a platform for citizen journalism,” said a user.
Musk replied: “Publish full-length, complex articles on X!”
Another user commented: “Great idea! Engaging content on X will attract more readers.”
Last September, the tech billionaire visited the US-Mexico border and live-streamed his tour of the region, IANS reported.
Musk then encouraged people to do citizen journalism on X.
"Please encourage more citizen journalism! You can do live video easily from your phone. More on-the-ground reporting from regular citizens will change the world," he posted.
The X owner has invited journalists to publish directly on X and earn more. He has also made X an open-source platform.
He is even planning to launch his own news distribution service called XWire, saying whatever is relevant in legacy media is already available on X.
The aim is to rival existing news platforms for disseminating company PR news and press releases.