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Kyblue1

(220 posts) Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:34 PM Sep 2020

Why is ABC airing In prime time a special town hall meeting with Trump?

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Why is ABC airing In prime time a special town hall meeting with Trump? (Original Post) Kyblue1 Sep 2020 OP

Because most of their shows aren't back in production yet. Bettie Sep 2020 #1

CNN has a twon hall meeting with Biden on Thursday, and I will be watching Anderson still_one Sep 2020 #2

True, but CNN is cable, ABC is network so more ppl will see it. radius777 Sep 2020 #8

He was and they were not able to agree on a date/time nt. liskddksil Sep 2020 #9

Because corporate media is fundamentally mercenary. They don't care who gets hurt RockRaven Sep 2020 #3

so they shouldn't have a live town hall with the President qazplm135 Sep 2020 #5

because he's the President and there's an election? qazplm135 Sep 2020 #4

Trump says no questions are off limits. keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #6

I didn't see much in the way qazplm135 Sep 2020 #7

Bettie

(19,871 posts)

1. Because most of their shows aren't back in production yet.

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:35 PM

Sep 2020

Few new episodes of shows are ready, so they have to fill the time with something.

ETA: And they are losing their audience to streaming services.

still_one

(98,883 posts)

2. CNN has a twon hall meeting with Biden on Thursday, and I will be watching Anderson

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:37 PM

Sep 2020

Cooper's full interview with Bob Woodward for the full hour tonight

radius777

(3,921 posts)

8. True, but CNN is cable, ABC is network so more ppl will see it.

Reply to still_one (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 11:21 PM

Sep 2020

Biden should've also been given an ABC townhall.

liskddksil

(2,753 posts)

9. He was and they were not able to agree on a date/time nt.

Reply to radius777 (Reply #8)

Wed Sep 16, 2020, 12:04 AM

Sep 2020

RockRaven

(19,749 posts)

3. Because corporate media is fundamentally mercenary. They don't care who gets hurt

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 08:25 PM

Sep 2020

as long as they make money.

Remember in 2016 when the head of one of the networks said Trump was bad for America but good for their company? They ALL believe that, even if they don't all say it out loud or explicitly.

qazplm135

(7,654 posts)

5. so they shouldn't have a live town hall with the President

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 08:41 PM

Sep 2020

right before an election??

Really?

qazplm135

(7,654 posts)

4. because he's the President and there's an election?

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 08:40 PM

Sep 2020

They offered the same to Biden...who is appearing in his own live town hall in prime time in two days.

Trump answering live voters? Why isn't that a good thing???

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)

6. Trump says no questions are off limits.

Reply to qazplm135 (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 10:47 PM

Sep 2020

Trump says no questions are off limits.

Can we believe that?

qazplm135

(7,654 posts)

7. I didn't see much in the way

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 11:18 PM

Sep 2020

of softball questions except two towards the end, but most of them were pretty unfavorable to him.

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