What explains M$Greedia's failure to condemn the Slobfather?

[malaise]

and document his lifetime of criminality. I really don't get it

[Walleye]

1. They are suckers for the sensationalism

Trump’s whole power depends on people being suckers and chumps The TV media obliges

[CrispyQ]

2. They want him to run again cuz he was good for ratings.

They never went more than two days in a row without some kind of explosive story caused by Trump.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. This is an excellent question.

The answer could likely take decades to unravel, if anyone dared to try.

[Bettie]

4. Functional people and government

aren't "interesting" enough for them.

"If it bleeds it leads" sensationalism wins the game. Chaos is what they choose to amplify.

[FalloutShelter]

5. Who owns ALLL the media outlets?

The left could not even get Air America to fly. A friend of mine, long gone now, said to me once in the early nineties that the end of our Democracy would be brought about by two things: The death of the Free Press and Racism.

He was not a prophet; he was simply paying attention. I often wonder what he would make of the world now.

[Bettie]

9. Yep

Liberal Radio is popular in areas where it is played, but, in many cases, the stations get bought by bigger companies who then put on either right wing talk or sports...bread and circuses.

I am old enough to remember when you could trust the guy who was on the evening news.

[Vogon_Glory]

6. Their owners are cowed by the Right yelling "Liberal bias!"

They’re gutless.

[malaise]

7. Don't see any liberal owners

Not a one

[Vogon_Glory]

12. That means they're more easily cowed.

If there were more liberal owners (which there aren’t), maybe they’d show some spine when some Republica politician or hair-on-fire right-wing noise-maker starts screaming “liberal bias.”

[Blue Owl]

8. 'Ol Slobpoppy is like the faux-glitzy offer they can't refuse

[BradAllison]

10. They don't want to "offend" anybody

It's no different than people here on DU who think we need to cater to the base that would prefer Mitt Rmoney or John Kasich to President Biden by agreeing to whatever half assed, fossil fuel laden incentive bill Joe Manchin wants.

[moondust]

11. Desperation?

There's getting to be a lot of competition for eyeballs and eardrums out there with Fox, OAN, Newsmax, talk radio, podcasts, streaming services, etc.

Corporate bosses dance to Slobby's theme song:

Money Money Money Money
Money Money Money Money

[spanone]

13. there is little if any real journalism going on today, almost zero 'investigative reporting' IMHO

It's all TMZ style bullshit