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edhopper

(37,517 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:22 PM Mar 2020

Is the Media reporting the depth of Trump's failed response to COVID-19?

Trick question, of course they aren't. Remember when they actually showed us how bad Bush's response to Katrina was? Yeah, good times!

We will probably need hospital wards full of sick people for the Press to wake up, and even then, will they go after how incompetent and misguided Trump is?

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Is the Media reporting the depth of Trump's failed response to COVID-19? (Original Post) edhopper Mar 2020 OP

There will have to massive numbers of dead. Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #1

Chris Hayes did last night.... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2020 #2

Hayes is great NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #6

Yes, agreed edhopper Mar 2020 #7

Chris Hayes has been all over it. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #3

Unfortunately MSNBC edhopper Mar 2020 #8

The coverage the last week or two seemed pretty critical Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #4

Yes they are. On TV and in the papers. GemDigger Mar 2020 #5

Thomas Hurt

(13,993 posts)

1. There will have to massive numbers of dead.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:26 PM

Mar 2020

The media isn't going to get working up about this until it becomes catastrophic.

So far they are treating as just another case of the flu.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,981 posts)

2. Chris Hayes did last night....

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:27 PM

Mar 2020

He stated in unkind terms how badly Trump is fucking this up. He used careful words though.

NewJeffCT

(56,848 posts)

6. Hayes is great

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:05 PM

Mar 2020

but, he's also at MSNBC. While MSNBC gives you some great info, I would consider mainstream to be NBC, CBS and ABC. Maybe CNN as well.

edhopper

(37,517 posts)

7. Yes, agreed

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:24 PM

Mar 2020

dewsgirl

(14,965 posts)

3. Chris Hayes has been all over it.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:42 PM

Mar 2020

edhopper

(37,517 posts)

8. Unfortunately MSNBC

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:26 PM

Mar 2020

is not a big News outlet. Waiting for NYTimes, Wapo, the Networks.

Proud Liberal Dem

(25,005 posts)

4. The coverage the last week or two seemed pretty critical

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:50 PM

Mar 2020

Coverage has seemed to taper off somewhat recently, but I'm wondering if it's because the information coming out of the WH has become more managed?

GemDigger

(4,380 posts)

5. Yes they are. On TV and in the papers.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:02 PM

Mar 2020

Andrea is talking about it now and just called out trump for his idiocy.

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