Damn, NPR, that's the way to write the headline! kudos (Trump announcement)

[hlthe2b]

Unless this is another one of those "official" $8 scammer checkmark identities... but they do link to a real NPR article so...

NPR
@NPR
Official
BREAKING: Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, has filed to run for president again in 2024.

Link to tweet

From the article:

Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, announced he is running again for president in 2024

"I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States," Trump, 76, said flanked by massive American flags, at his Mar-a-Lago club and home in Palm Beach, Fla.

The announcement — and official filing — comes just a week after the 2022 midterm elections, which saw a lackluster performance from Trump-backed Republican candidates in key Senate races and competitive House elections. As a result, Democrats were able to retain control of the Senate.

"America's comeback starts right now," Trump said, claiming, "Your country is being destroyed before your eyes."

The dark vision hearkened back to Trump's inauguration speech of a country suffering "American carnage" and in need of him to fix it.

[Rebl2]

1. Yep that's

a great headline from NPR.

[highplainsdem]

2. That's really from NPR, and the tweet is getting a lot of approval on Twitter.

[Iris]

4. awesome!

Now what will NYT do??

[crickets]

18. Fail. Their headline is so weak.

NYT, lackluster as hell, only beaten out for last place by *drumroll* ...CNN. Fortunately, an early reply points out the kickass NPR headline with a grade of A++. ✔️

Link to tweet

Atticus West
@AtticusWest
[Headline Grades]
WaPo: A+
BuzzFeed: B
NYT: D-
CNN: F

[image text follows ]

WaPo: "Trump, who as president fomented an insurrection, says he running again in 2024."

BuzzFeed News: "Trump says he's running for president again after lying about the 2020 election and trying to undermine democracy."

NYT: "Donald Trump announced a 2024 run for president, ignoring GOP warnings that his influence is harming the party."

CNN: "Donald Trump announces another run for the White House, aiming to become only the second president ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms."

9:34 PM · Nov 15, 2022

[ramen]

23. I didn't see the headline you saw, but NYT writers are being pretty direct

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/15/us/election-news-results/trump-presidential-run?smid=url-share

[crickets]

24. "Updated 11:42 pm" -- Interesting. Maybe they decided to firm things up a bit?

Perhaps they read the room and realized they weren't quite on the same page. The subheading is a reword of the original headline, but I think they edited to be a little more in line with other headlines. That's funny. Thanks for pointing it out.

Wow, the article itself is long. I admit I didn't read anything but the headline earlier, but I will make a point of reading through the rest tomorrow since it's so late. I appreciate the link!

[ShazzieB]

49. Yeah, it looks like that's what happened.

For those who can't access the NYT directly, here's what it says now:

"Trump Announces 2024 Run, Repeating Lies and Exaggerating Record"

Much better!

[ramen]

22. They aren't pulling punches, actually:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/15/us/election-news-results/trump-presidential-run?smid=url-share

trump Announces 2024 Run, Repeating Lies and Exaggerating Record

The headline is nice, but wait until you see the article..

[Hekate]

30. Paywall -- can you share a bit?

[ramen]

34. This should work:

https://web.archive.org/web/20221116022717/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/15/us/election-news-results

[Hekate]

37. Thanks

[SergeStorms]

13. The Chief Twit didn't hide it,

or delete it?

I guess the tweet didn't mention him, so he'll take his time in considering whether to dump it or not. Telling the truth about his fellow narcissist is skating on thin ice though.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. Let's see if it stays up

and doesn’t get rewritten.

[DENVERPOPS]

20. I would prefer

THE ***king Asshole is back...........

[ShazzieB]

50. Well, it's still there, many hours later!

Looks like this one is a keeper!

[betsuni]

5. That "America's Terrible and Only I Can Save The People" Populist Savior routine is so 2016.

[progree]

6. npr.org -- the first article

https://www.npr.org/

[MontanaMama]

7. KICK!

Shouty capitals: KICK!

[wnylib]

8. NPR is straightforward about Trump and the Big Lie.

Even their corporate shill program hosts who criticize Dems and praise establishment Republicans do not support Trump.

[electric_blue68]

28. Local Public Radio can be/is more liberal & progressive

[wnylib]

44. My area gets its NPR programming from a Buffalo station.

We also have a closer, more local station that is very progressive, more so than I am, which carries a few of the same programs as the Buffalo NPR station. Buffalo's local NPR staff are more liberal than the national NPR programs. For example, after the May 14 supermarket massacre of African Americans, the Buffalo local staff initiated a daily program by and for Blacks to address local and national race issues and solutions.

But there is one NPR national program especially that I will not listen to because of its establishment Republican bias. That is On Point with Mehgna Chakrabardi as host.

Other programs, like national news and All Things Considered did zero in depth coverage of the Afghan pullout. Never mentioned how Trump sold out the Afghan government to the Taliban, leaving Biden no options but to pull out or begin the war against the Taliban all over again from the start. They gave no credit to the remarkable achievement of getting several thousand people out of Afghanistan within a very limited time frame that Biden was left with and which he had managed to negotiate a little more time for. To complicate it further, the Trump administration had done NOTHING toward vetting people in advance of the departure date and had actually obstructed the process.

I don't expect NPR or any other media to take a totally Dem bias, but I do expect better factual coverage of events. Instead, they harped on and on for weeks about how BIDEN's sudden departure decision was harming the Afghan people, hurting Biden's ratings, upsetting our allies, etc, etc. Listening to them (and other media) you would think that Trump's agreement with the Taliban never happened and had nothing to to with "Biden's catastrophe." If I could get those facts in online searches, surely NPR staff could have, too.

NPR also continually reported on "Democratic disarray." In the weeks before the midterms, they repeated over and over the red tsunami story and the upcoming disaster for Biden's programs and policies.

But they have been consistent in opposing Trump's Big Lie (and calling it that). They call J6 an insurrection and a violent attempt at overthrowing government and the results of the 2020 election. They call out his lies. So they don't support him or play both sides about Trump since J6, but some of their programming does have a definite establishment Republican bias. That's why I will never donate to them again.

[electric_blue68]

53. If I'm repeating previous comments my apologies. More Liberal l Local WNYC programs...

such as Brian Lerher's 10A - Noon/ News & Politics is excellent. He, his team, and guestsdelve into BlPOC, LGBTQI, immigrant, sexism issues to the various broader audiences with solid segments and call & tweet ins.
My serious joke is you don't have just listen to Black History (shortest) Month to hear about Black folk's concerns which should be in general our concerns, same for others. The groups in general feel safe enough to call in ask questions, sometimes challenge, and give honest experiences.
He also will extend wirh extra dedicated programing, and call inswhen a sudden very disturbing event(s) are happening to a set person, or group [while attending these issues longtime]
There's sometimes very local NYC issues.
Also fun times as well.

Allison Stewart is a delight, at times bringing a Latin perspective. Serious segments, sometime fun often reflecting issues through culture, and the Arts. Plain fun pieces as well.

Kai Wright's Notes from America is his newly nationalized program (was called United States of Anxiety) a mix of hearing people's stories, concerns on x issues, seeing possible common groub - but also as said taking care of "the unfinished business of America.".

These are my heart recommendations.

[wnylib]

54. Sounds good for people in the NYC area.

But that is due to the local NYC station.

I am hundreds of miles away from NYC.

[BOSSHOG]

9. Boring but Important

NPR is an outstanding source of News. Has been for decades. In my humble opinion, the best thing on the radio. If they’d only bring back reruns of Car Talk.

[OMGWTF]

21. All of the cars on Car Talk are now 20+ years old.

No longer relevant but it was a great show.

[electric_blue68]

29. They were So Funny!

[BOSSHOG]

55. It's a secret

And don’t tell anyone (especially my wife) but I’m getting 6 CDs of car talk reruns for Christmas. I’m not sure about irrelevance. For thousands of years old guys talked nonsense about whatever entered their thinning haired heads. I’m at that point now and the younger generations look at me with awe grasping how relevant I am.

[Easterncedar]

36. Car talk podcast available!

Shows are trimmed to half hour length and come out Tuesdays and Saturdays. I use them for my bedtime story and fall asleep to their genial voices, so generally it takes me two or three days to hear each episode through. I started doing that when my partner was dying and I couldn’t sleep at all. CarTalk always stops my brain from fretting.

[hlthe2b]

39. +++ Good use of a classic broadcast.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

10. Last week I was told on this forum that NPR was "right wing." No, really.

[Hekate]

31. I saw that. Even here, some dumb things get said sometimes

[mcar]

11. Brilliant!

WaPo did well too.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217376404

[Mountain Mule]

12. I love NPR for telling it like it is!

Them and PBS. Judy Woodruff is very plain spoken and very honest.

[Auggy74]

14. My first couple thoughts -

He needs some sort of cover to keep kicking the litigation cans down the road. Also, the grift is on, my friends.

And a chilling-ish thought; what if his supporters try to pull a 1/6 at the Republican Convention?

[Cha]

15. FO with Gaslit Gasbag Lies, Domestic

Terrorist.

"Save America".. We Samed America from you you MF Shite for brains.

Yes TY.. that is a factual good headline from NPR!

[eleny]

16. i was shocked when I read that, too!

And noted to husband the bottom of the tweet where the url is under the photo. Like, what news agency says that out loud these days?

PS - Hope you're keeping warm. Wasn't it just 90°?!

[2naSalit]

17. K&R

[lpbk2713]

19. I like how they referred to him as Donald Trump.

Not "Former President" Donald Trump.

[KS Toronado]

25. Trump said, claiming, "Your country is being destroyed before your eyes."

He should know, he's the head destroyer along with his R enablers.

[Layzeebeaver]

27. And behind your back at the same time.

Thank you GQP

[Layzeebeaver]

26. Announced at "Club Magaga-lago"

I need to copyright that name.

[Delphinus]

32. Glad you

screen captured it as it is no longer there.

[Wounded Bear]

33. Just the facts...

[calimary]

35. "America's comeback" my ass.

America’s comeback won’t happen until trump is destroyed. Figuratively. If literally, that’d only make him a martyr.

I want him to live to face the totality of his defeat, preferably from a position of solid and permanent containment. So he can’t do any further damage. And with NO access to the internet. Alive, and silenced. With all influencing potential permanently disabled.

Solitary confinement for the rest of his miserable life. LOTS of time to “enjoy” the results of what he created.

[Ginjacat]

47. I sure hope he has remembered too...

Make jails comfy for inmates and upgraded the food they are being served. Or he is in for a stark surprise.

[StoolPigeon]

38. Not all is lost

Maybe they can put the filing paperwork with the 11,780 votes they can't find in Georgia.

[Martin68]

40. I hope the DU NPR-haters out there will take notice. Great headline, indeed!

[Genki Hikari]

45. One headline does not negate a long slide to the right

See: a broken clock is right twice a day.

NPR's news programming has been going right for a long time. LOCAL stations may still have some sanity, but the national platform, not so much.

[Martin68]

51. I'll just have to disagree with that prognosis. In my experience, NPR does a pretty good job trying

to report the news objectively without fear or flavor. They've always carried good stories about the damage Trump was doing to the environment, bad choices by the Supreme Court on voting rights, and many others.

[lpbk2713]

52. Thank you for giving specifics to support your argument.

A generic statement has no substance.

[Aristus]

41. Trump response to NPR headline: "VERY UNFAIR!"

You know it will be something like that. What a whiny little toddler...

[Genki Hikari]

42. Why give Twitler the traffic?

The article itself:

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1044234232/trump-announces-run-president-2024?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

And turn off your italics tag.

[hlthe2b]

43. Excuse me? The italics shows my commentary and I will NOT.

is that all about? Just randomly attacking DUers over nothing day?

As to your comment re: Twitter traffic, I not only excerpted the actual article but the tweet as well and the link was included in the tweet. So your complaints are needless and baseless.

[republianmushroom]

46. Nailed it

[LiberalLovinLug]

48. The fact that he is even in the position to be allowed to run for office again is mind boggling

Almost 2 years after a violent coup attempt against the very democracy he wants to compete in again.

I don't think any other country would allow this ever.