beSpacific<p>The potential implosion of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> under stewardship of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> has focused minds on its value 2 journalists. 1/2 our survey respondents (51%) say potential loss or weakening of Twitter would be bad for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> but 17% take a more positive view suggesting it could reduce reliance on the views of an <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unrepresentative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unrepresentative</span></a> but <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vocal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elite</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinkedIn</span></a> (42%) has emerged as the most popular alternative, followed by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> (10%), &amp; F#acebook (7%). Others struggle to see a like-for-like replacement.</p>