We need to hold media accountable

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Anonymous wrote:We all need to put more pressure on all media outlets, from local papers to national networks, to give full and consistent coverage to every alarming event and sign of dysfunction within the Trump administration. The public deserves the same relentless focus on Trump’s actions, decisions, and cognitive health as was given to Biden’s debate performance—no double standards. One bad debate was pretty much the only news story for several weeks. Incidents like the DC plane crash, which raised serious security and leadership concerns, should not disappear from the headlines at the first whiff of a new distraction. We should flood media organizations with emails, phone calls, letters, and social media comments, insisting on balanced and thorough reporting. Engage editors, producers, and reporters directly, and don’t underestimate the power of persistent local pressure alongside national outreach. Accountability starts with what the media chooses to spotlight, and we need to demand they do their job.

Of course we still need to reach out to our representatives daily. Btw, over the past couple of weeks, I have realized that their main vm boxes are no longer full, which means people are letting up. Don’t become complacent.

Actual elections are far more important. And they're going very well for the Dems ever since Musk took office.

Most Members of Congress don't care all that much about phone calls and letters when they have about 700,000 constituents. They know that the same people call and write repeatedly.

Responses like this drive me nuts. Yes, voting is important but we’re just supposed to sit around twiddling our thumbs in between elections?

Remember the 2018 midterms when the Dems gained control of the House and 2020 when Trump's unpopularity made him one of the most easily beatable incumbents to ever hold the POTUS office? History repeats itself. Especially when the same people are involved. Trump's tumultuous second term will lead to success for the Dems in the 2026 midterms and a relatively easy victory in the 2028 presidential race.

Do whatever you think is effective to combat Trump's mess. The most effective driver of election outcomes in the near future will be the growing disapproval of Trump during his second term. Sound familiar? Wash, rinse, repeat.

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Anonymous wrote:The media was covering up Biden's poor health. They gave their articles to the White House, which told them which Biden quotes they were to leave out. See Cenk Uygur's recent interview.

Exactly this. NOW you want the media to report the truth? GMAFB.

This is blatantly FALSE. Penn did a study of NYT and found they pushed Biden’s age and used circular narrative to convince readers he was too old because they endlessly pushed it, while ignoring Trump’s age.

If you think NYT is “liberal,” you’re not paying attention:

“As with “Biden’s age,” “Hillary’s emails” was a narrative that was explicitly constructed and actively sustained by the NYT and other mainstream media at the expense of other narratives.”

https://css.seas.upenn.edu/new-york-times-a-case-study-in-inconsistent-narrative-selection-and-framing-that-tends-to-favor-republicans/

💯. On msnbc for practically a year, everyday Biden is old, democrats are concerned. Blah, blah.

Where was this reporting back in 2019 and 2020 when the DNC was pushing the nomination of Biden because they were afraid of an open and fair primary that could produce a nominee that wasn't popular with the mega donors?

Nominating someone that would be 78 years old when inaugurated to a FIRST term was a very predictable disaster waiting to happen a few years down the road when that person is now the incumbent seeking re-election. We're now paying the price for this lack of forethought with a Trump second term.

How about blaming the voters who voted for Trump in 2016?

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Anonymous wrote:We all need to put more pressure on all media outlets, from local papers to national networks, to give full and consistent coverage to every alarming event and sign of dysfunction within the Trump administration. The public deserves the same relentless focus on Trump’s actions, decisions, and cognitive health as was given to Biden’s debate performance—no double standards. One bad debate was pretty much the only news story for several weeks. Incidents like the DC plane crash, which raised serious security and leadership concerns, should not disappear from the headlines at the first whiff of a new distraction. We should flood media organizations with emails, phone calls, letters, and social media comments, insisting on balanced and thorough reporting. Engage editors, producers, and reporters directly, and don’t underestimate the power of persistent local pressure alongside national outreach. Accountability starts with what the media chooses to spotlight, and we need to demand they do their job.

Of course we still need to reach out to our representatives daily. Btw, over the past couple of weeks, I have realized that their main vm boxes are no longer full, which means people are letting up. Don’t become complacent.

How much are you paying in news subscriptions? Or are you one of these people who expect their news for free?

Honestly, the news should be free rn. People would have more access to reliable information and news if it was. The number of regional papers who don’t give you access to a single free article is staggering.

But, that’s why Vance is trying to gut NPR and as of yesterday, the Smithsonian, both of which are free. He wants to install propaganda, just like the DPRK and China. Guess what they do?? They post FREE “news” in the square for people to read.

Free is good to save democracy.

Brilliant. And who will pay for the salaries of the people who make the news?

STFU with your idiocy and put your money where your mouth is. Those regional papers are in crisis and they need to charge, dummy

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly find it almost cute that OP thinks local papers even exist anymore.

Yes, and they should all be free!! /s/

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pressure on local media. Local outlets are holding on by their fingernails.