News organizations say they won't pay for Elon Musk's Twitter Blue because 'verified checkmarks no longer represent authority and expertise'

• Some news organizations say they won't pay for their reporters to get Twitter Blue.
• The New York Times and LA Times said they won't pay to get their Twitter accounts verified either.
• Twitter owner Elon Musk began getting rid of the site's "legacy" checkmarks Saturday.

The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times say they don't plan to pay for their Twitter accounts or those of their reporters to get blue checks.