This Week In Auto Writer Twitter Fights
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The $65,000 Pyramid: Electric Autojournos Pump Tesla Stock, Receive Massive Gifts https://t.co/dslJ2AsbHm pic.twitter.com/pL4V4BRzpa
— The Truth About Cars (@TTAC) September 29, 2017
Lol. What garbage that was. Doesn't even mention that the referral program is for owners. He makes it sound like it's through the site. Wow
— Fred Lambert (@FredLambert) September 29, 2017
I get that shit all the time, but when it's time to look at my content – try to find some unfair reporting.
— Fred Lambert (@FredLambert) September 28, 2017
So Fredric lambert just blocked me!
Hahhahahahahahahha. What a coward.— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
Ive always enjoyed his coverage, but wondered how he gets such great scoops. As a Tesla fan, I've struggled to keep my coverage unbiased 2/x
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
...access journalism, but not one has ever blocked me. In media, transparency IS credibility IS truth. Blocking someone for speaking it 5/x
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
is pathetic. Blocking me – a fan of elektrek coverage – is literally the biggest red flag one could raise. Lambert uses the Trump excuse 6/x
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
DEFLECTION: "So what if I take fees? What about junkets? Ethics? J school? Who cares? I have an audience!" Those excuses work only if 7/x
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
...no one shows up who actually is ethically clean. So thx 4 blocking me. Prepare for me to take a fine tooth comb to everything u do. 8/x
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
Sad, because i gave u benefit of doubt. U blew that up & have gone from source to suspect outlet overnight. To what end? $$$$$$$$$ 9/x
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
set by the best of our predecessors. Those who would pretend the bars never had meaning, who hide from debate, are beneath contempt & 11/x
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
are enablers of even worse excesses in what little #realjournalism remains in the current wasteland. Thanks for the lesson, lambert. 12/12
— Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) September 29, 2017
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Electrek faces criticism for giving readers Tesla discount codes https://t.co/JEckJ2T559 pic.twitter.com/1JPuR5K8gk
— Automotive News (@Automotive_News) October 4, 2017
What? @KatieGBurke I said "it's not worth commenting" but I did anyway in an email to you yesterday: pic.twitter.com/RC6KWSZ28s
— Fred Lambert (@FredLambert) October 4, 2017
Please add full statement or at least link to my tweet for full statement. You are purposefully leaving the reason why this is coming out.
— Fred Lambert (@FredLambert) October 4, 2017
[ed. note: it's entirely unclear why "this is coming out" now.]
[ed. note: this post will be occasionally updated, maybe... I don't know]