Why is the "corporate media" covering President Biden's signing of the infrastructure Bill?

[brooklynite]

If, as people here suggest, they want to make Biden look bad, this is strange approach.

[TheRealNorth]

1. Why are you shilling for the corporate media?

Doubt most people really care. But hey, go back to reading the NYT and their next article on why progressives are worse than the MAGATS that tried to overthrow our Democracy. It obviously makes you feel good.

[brooklynite]

6. NY Times: "Inside the Capitol Riot: An Exclusive Video Investigation"

NY Times: "Long-Concealed Records Show Trump's Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance"

NY Times: "Trump Was Sicker Than Acknowledged With Covid-19"

The New York Times (I've subscribed since College) does incredibly deep investigative reporting, which everyone here reads (or complains about their paywall). But when an article comes out that's not "good news", then they're "corporatist" and biased, and worthy of dumping.

[babylonsister]

2. Because this is a BFD? nt

[Torchlight]

3. Would be an even stranger approach if they didn't cover it.

[leftstreet]

4. Yeah, that would be weird actually

They used the Manchin Sinema etc controversies as advertising and clickbait, so...

[Caliman73]

5. The corporate media will cover whatever brings them ratings.

The signing of a major infrastructure bill is important.

That does not negate evidence that stories are very often framed in a way that presents a skewed and conflictual narrative. I don't think that the media is trying to make Biden look bad as a prime goal. They do however, point out the most sensational story or sensationalize stories which creates narratives that paint people in a negative light.

If you do not think that there is bias in the media based on what the owners of said media align with, then, I am not sure what to make of that. It is a sense of naiveté that I would not have imagined from you given your history in politics.

[Deminpenn]

7. Here in western PA, the local news affiliates of the "corporate media"

defined as the traditional broadcast networks broke into their local newscasts for mere minutes. Only the ABC affliliate seems to have covered the entire speech.

Don't know who's advising Biden on political strategy, but maybe he should've listened to Sean Patrick Maloney. This was the perfect opportunity for a prime-time address explaining to Americans exactly what's in the bill for them. Instead we got yet another 4PM event on the east coast that will end up being seen by very few.

[mcar]

8. Covering it

and now (at least MSNBC) talking their usual doom and gloom re Democrats.