Jack Shafer says journalists should shrink Elon news to a little “Shit Musk Said” box.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/21/elon-musk-twitter-press-00074881
I agree.
Shafer also says, "Musk is now the greatest press manipulator since Donald Trump inhabited the White House."
No.
If you're quite rich, and a jerk, and willing to make an ass of yourself in public, then it's EASY to draw press attention. That doesn't make you a master manipulator. Just means you lack the gene for shame, and can withstand a lot of humiliation.