As for why journalists find Blue Check so compelling, think about it. What's the pull for modern journalism?
It's not pay, I can tell you that much. For many nowadays, journalism pays barely above subsistence wages.
But journalism still conveys a certain amount of respectability, especially with culture.
And Twitter's Blue Check gave journalists the same respectability as politicians and rock stars.
If Twitter deemed you "notable", you got a blue check.
Chris Trottier /
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