Collins was told earlier this month by higher-ups at 30 Rock that his tweet blasting Musk were not editorially appropriate, according to Semafor.
When reached by The Post, an NBC News spokesperson said: “We don’t comment on personnel matters.”
A source close to the situation told The Post that Collins, who has more than 380,000 Twitter followers, was repeatedly warned by management at NBC News over opinionated tweets about Musk. NBC News tech reporter Ben Collins has been suspended by the network from covering Elon Musk and Twitter, according to a source.The source said that Collins was reminded of the company’s journalistic guidelines that bar reporters from expressing their personal views on topics they are assigned to cover.
While Collins is sidelined, he will not be permitted to report on Twitter or Musk across NBC platforms including the over-the-air network, cable news outlet MSNBC, and NBC News’ online site and social media handles, the source told The Post.
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