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12. I have nothing to back this up statistically but...

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 10:17 AM

Mar 29

I am quite certain that generations younger than 80 never watch TV or mainstream nightly news programs, and even in my age group of cohorts that are 60 and 70 they get their news from various internet sites. Yes, that can be good or bad, but at least there are many more outlets than ABC CBS NBC CNN that they're exposed to.

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The US media is clearly not a fan of No Kings. [View all] NewHendoLib Mar 29 OP

If they had any integrity and did their jobs in the first place, No Kings wouldn't need to happen. Doodley Mar 29 #1

Well, if we had done our 'jobs', none of it would have happened. OldBaldy1701E Monday #46

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Monday #51

US media is going to go the way of the rotary phone in a couple of years at this rate. NoMoreRepugs Mar 29 #2

And it will be equally tone deaf! dickthegrouch Mar 29 #36

Too huge to go unnoticed Zambero Mar 29 #3

We the people are the only thing that threatens the fascist hold the Uber rich owned media has over US and the gov yaesu Mar 29 #4

Raleigh's WRAL is too busy with coach/sports drama. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Mar 29 #5

Which is totally understandable 😜 wanderer54 Mar 29 #34

Have you tried looking? Ocelot II Mar 29 #6

That's always the best question to ask about such OPs. MineralMan Monday #52

These one sentence dismissive replies certainly get a response from those who enjoy them, but they rarely engage the OP. Ilikepurple Monday #55

Take a look at DU home page. quaint Mar 29 #7

Right & lying about numbers. Few thousand my ass. SheltieLover Mar 29 #8

The mainstream media is owned by billionaires - TBF Mar 29 #9

For the first time in YEARS BumRushDaShow Mar 29 #10

That was probably because trmp wasn't going to be there. spanone Mar 29 #38

CPAC has been going on for over half a century - since 1974 BumRushDaShow Monday #45

The NBC evening news last night showed coverage from all over the US kimbutgar Mar 29 #11

NBC five minute top of the hour radio news mucifer Mar 29 #30

and ABC gave it good coverage on their Sunday morning TV news show... Jack Valentino Mar 29 #40

I have nothing to back this up statistically but... llmart Mar 29 #12

People need to flood phone lines of the daytime news show like meet the press to ask why they're not covering it more ChicagoTeamster Mar 29 #13

nothing on the spectrum front web page either onethatcares Mar 29 #14

Sun-Sentinel is doing their part, as usual bagimin Mar 29 #15

It was all over MSNow yesterday radical noodle Mar 29 #16

All the local papers in each US city are covering these rallies FakeNoose Mar 29 #17

Local media covered it very well in Portland; Amaryllis Mar 29 #21

Protests are usually bad for their causes gulliver Mar 29 #18

Really? Got a list of references on that? dedl67 Monday #43

All of them since the smart phone and Internet gulliver Monday #48

As are unsupported assertions Torchlight Monday #54

ABC Covered it as lead story Playingmantis Mar 29 #19

it's pathetic barbtries Mar 29 #20

100% Lemon Lyman Mar 29 #22

Not what I'm seeing orangecrush Mar 29 #23

8 million people is only a number to them. Roughly the size of Washington or Virginia. Imagine if one of those were to Ford_Prefect Mar 29 #24

I know two Rebl2 Mar 29 #25

AP covered it under US (it wasn't on their splash page - at least not early this am) harumph Mar 29 #26

Our local paper, The Lincoln Journal Star, buried the article as well. 1WorldHope Mar 29 #27

They learned this during Bush II's illegal war. If you don't report about them it is like they travelingthrulife Mar 29 #28

Back then PATRICK Mar 29 #31

Is it true that if you report a positive story on Democrats at CBS you get fired? dem4decades Mar 29 #29

Buried on Page 3 of the Reading (PA) Eagle This Morning modrepub Mar 29 #32

MSM are clinging to life, soon to be deader than doornails. Joinfortmill Mar 29 #33

MS NOW showed little else yesterday... Rhiannon12866 Mar 29 #35

Washington Post buried it too Betty Boom Mar 29 #37

All over the media here. LeftInTX Mar 29 #39

Who owns the media? donheld Monday #41

Just further proves that our media is owned by fascist billionaires who only want more money. Initech Monday #42

CLEARLY MaeScott Monday #44

The Bezos Post tried to hide it lower in their feed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #47

The US Media is owned Bettie Monday #49

Indeed. Scott Alan Swaggerty Monday #50

It was the obnoxiousdrunk Monday #53