The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

SGR · 07-12-2020, 12:54 PM

I don't know about y'all, but I've noticed a distinct decrease in reporting about the protests in the recent weeks. If I only paid attention to most mainstream outlets, I wouldn't even know it was still happening.

Take a look at CNN's website - nothing about protests.

https://www.cnn.com/

Fox News? One story really related to the protests, others about Russian protests (unrelated) and the protests effect on Coronavirus resurgence.

Something less biased - USA Today? Nothing.

https://www.usatoday.com/

APNews? One link about US protests.

https://apnews.com/

I am not generally a conspiracy theorist, but it would seem that all news outlets are tampering down the stories about the protests and it looks intentional across the board. It's literally the biggest news story in the country, besides Coronavirus, I think. Are people simply not interested in it any more and these news outlets have made a financial decision not to cover it because of that lack of interest?

If people are still interested (I think they are), why won't the news continue covering it? Did the Trump administration put a bug in their ears to tone down the coverage? Did they all decide to do it because they thought it would decrease the scale of the protests? Or do some outlets (i.e. left-biased ones) not cover because they think Americans constantly reading about protests would boost Trump's chances in the election? It is also entirely possible that right-biased news outlets aren't covering it because they think it'll increase Biden's chances in the election.

I don't know. But I do know the protests are still happening in many places around the country and we're getting very little coverage about it from the mainstream press. What I'd like to know is - why?

OccultHawk · 07-12-2020, 08:51 PM

Lisa Marie Presley's son and Elvis Presley's look-alike grandson, Benjamin Keough, 27, dies 'from self-inflicted gunshot wound' leaving his heartbroken mom 'inconsolable'

**Frownland** · 07-13-2020, 07:16 AM

21 injured after an explosion and fire on a naval ship in San Diego

****'s still burning and it's got San Diego so polluted that it hurts to breathe if you're outside for more than a few minutes. I'm miles inland too so it's probably absolutely ****ed closer to the shore.

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

I don't know. But I do know the protests are still happening in many places around the country and we're getting very little coverage about it from the mainstream press. What I'd like to know is - why?

The cool thing about this particular history repeating itself is that we have notes

The Batlord · 07-13-2020, 07:34 AM

I thought the revolution wouldn't be televised cause the world would be too busy burning for anyone to have the luxury of sitting down and watching it on TV.

**Frownland** · 07-13-2020, 07:37 AM

Nah it's because everyone's on their phones now.

OccultHawk · 07-13-2020, 07:54 AM

lol @ the Navy

Norg · 07-14-2020, 12:20 AM

the USA mimics old Britian the royal navy

now the USA has the most powerful Navy in the world

but China navy seems to be creping up

~~jwb~~ · 07-14-2020, 05:41 AM

There aren't enough gays in China for them to ever compete with our Navy.

The Batlord · 07-14-2020, 06:18 AM

As far as I know they're not even trying. They're just building lots of missiles to sink our navy.

~~jwb~~ · 07-14-2020, 07:15 AM

You're thinking of the game battleship.

07-12-2020, 12:54 PM	#21471 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,325	I don't know about y'all, but I've noticed a distinct decrease in reporting about the protests in the recent weeks. If I only paid attention to most mainstream outlets, I wouldn't even know it was still happening. Take a look at CNN's website - nothing about protests. https://www.cnn.com/ Fox News? One story really related to the protests, others about Russian protests (unrelated) and the protests effect on Coronavirus resurgence. Something less biased - USA Today? Nothing. https://www.usatoday.com/ APNews? One link about US protests. https://apnews.com/ I am not generally a conspiracy theorist, but it would seem that all news outlets are tampering down the stories about the protests and it looks intentional across the board. It's literally the biggest news story in the country, besides Coronavirus, I think. Are people simply not interested in it any more and these news outlets have made a financial decision not to cover it because of that lack of interest? If people are still interested (I think they are), why won't the news continue covering it? Did the Trump administration put a bug in their ears to tone down the coverage? Did they all decide to do it because they thought it would decrease the scale of the protests? Or do some outlets (i.e. left-biased ones) not cover because they think Americans constantly reading about protests would boost Trump's chances in the election? It is also entirely possible that right-biased news outlets aren't covering it because they think it'll increase Biden's chances in the election. I don't know. But I do know the protests are still happening in many places around the country and we're getting very little coverage about it from the mainstream press. What I'd like to know is - why? Last edited by SGR; 07-12-2020 at 01:14 PM.

07-12-2020, 08:51 PM	#21472 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Lisa Marie Presley's son and Elvis Presley's look-alike grandson, Benjamin Keough, 27, dies 'from self-inflicted gunshot wound' leaving his heartbroken mom 'inconsolable' __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

07-13-2020, 07:37 AM	#21475 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Nah it's because everyone's on their phones now. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

07-13-2020, 07:54 AM	#21476 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	lol @ the Navy __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

07-14-2020, 12:20 AM	#21477 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,346	the USA mimics old Britian the royal navy now the USA has the most powerful Navy in the world but China navy seems to be creping up

07-14-2020, 05:41 AM	#21478 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	There aren't enough gays in China for them to ever compete with our Navy.

07-14-2020, 07:15 AM	#21480 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	You're thinking of the game battleship.