What the media is doing now is how this monster tfg was created

[iluvtennis]

M$M doing minute-by-minute coverage of the plane sitting on the tarmac, of the SUV detail rolling through the streets of Palm Beach, etc, etc.

M$M created this monster and they are continuing to feed it. They have learned nothing. And its all in the name of fking ratings.

That's the definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different results.

[Ocelot II]

1. And plenty of posts on DU about it, too.

How about if we don't give a shit for awhile?

[Wednesdays]

2. It's part of the celebration

We're not allowed to do that?

[ancianita]

19. Right??

Read poetry! Graphic novels! Listen to music! Take a scenic drive!

[NewHendoLib]

4. Same with what 60 min did last night with MTG. Shocked at how people don't understand

how propaganda works, and how the media is concerned only about eyeballs and profits.

day of gardening between the raindrops on tap for today.

[RockRaven]

5. They aren't expecting a different result. They are expecting the same results: ratings and clicks.

They do not care what the consequences are for other people. That doesn't factor in to their decisions.

[iluvtennis]

7. You're probably right about that. It's sad. n/t

[progressoid]

13. +1

[ananda]

6. Ratings

I mean, how many people here watched 60 Minutes?

And now this?

Don't feed the media beast.

[iluvtennis]

8. I was flipping channels and saw the plane on the tarmac. I switched the channel to sports. n/t

[inthewind21]

9. Newsflash

The MSM survives by ratings. Ratings are viewers. So, if you're watching endlessly, well, I'll just let that thought sit there for a minute

[agingdem]

10. except this isn't 2016..

he's not an unknown..he's reviled ...as to the media..yes, they are still covering his every vomitus verbal fart as breaking news but if you listen carefully the tone of their non-stop coverage has changed..no longer the president of the United States demanding a modicum of respect and no longer afraid of his targeting profane insults, the media now portrays Trump as a bloviating freak, horrifyingly entertaining, and slowly sliding into dementia and irrelevancy...

[BOSSHOG]

11. It's as if Leslie Stahl

Decided to provide Adolph hitler with a microphone in 1933. What harm would it do?

[NullTuples]

12. Get ready for the White Bronco slow chase coverage as his plane banks East over the Atlantic...?

I highly doubt that will happen but it would be a fitting end to his story to have him turn coward and run. Very unlike a true narcissist though.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. LOL

One of my sisters texted that exact thing earlier.

And they probably will do that - at least the major networks through their internet streaming feeds and most certainly the cable news stations (most likely as a split screen with reporters at the airport and at various other locations).

[NullTuples]

25. FlightRadar24 may be about to get a big boost...

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Well what I wrote came to pass

Landing, unload suitcases, bounding down the stairs to the waiting caravan on the tarmac, OJ-Bronco-style "helicopter overhead view" of the trip from LaGuardia and through the streets of NY (B/Q Expwy) to the Tower... arrival, and entrance into the tower with a wave.

[NullTuples]

28. Eww.

I still get the feeling this isn't over yet...

[BumRushDaShow]

29. ...

You got that right. Stay tuned for a brand new, seat-of-the-pants (fake) "reality show" the next couple days.

The media is justifying their coverage as this being "historic" but they don't seem to know how to to truly cover "historic" without providing what amounts to free political advertising since he IS officially declared as a candidate.

[NullTuples]

32. Or, I could...

...weed the garden
...practice sewing a proper rolled hem
...learn to make Chinese pork buns
[...]

The press loves to give him free political advertising because he makes money for them.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. The past few days I have

started some egg plant seeds, fertilized my little basil seedlings, started some cilantro, thyme, and oregano... made a pot roast, made some Filipino adobo chicken, and assembled a height extender for one of my mini greenhouses. Since it is warming up here the next couple days, it will be time to start the garden cleanup! Also will start making some "sides" for my sister's get-together this coming Sunday. So definitely not plenty to do (not including replacing the hard drive in my main laptop that is on my to-do list ).

[ripcord]

14. I know many don't Ike it but it is news

If it bothers you so much turn it off.

[newdayneeded]

16. I'm scratching my head too.

The first ex president to be indicted, the first presidential candidate to be under indictment, said ex president on his way to New York to surrender himself to the law....and we're supposed to look the other way, and plug our ears? SMH!

[dchill]

15. He is a porch light...

...and they are but moths.

[iluvtennis]

31. great analogy @dchill. n/t

[PufPuf23]

17. Disagree that the treatment of Trump and the GOP is ratings.

The corporate owned MSM functions to groom and mislead in the drip drip drip into fascism and increased concentration of wealth and power and likely more war.

What we are fed by MSM is deliberate but in different flavors for a deliberately segmented society.

Otherwise agree with you.

Not good.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

18. If DU is any indication...

People are much more into this than anything else that's happening. In fact, I feel like this place talks about Trump more than Biden, the actual president.

[tinrobot]

21. Like it or not, he's famous. Famous people draw viewers.

I mean, we didn't need to hear all about Gwyneth's little ski accident. Yet we did because she's also famous.

[Septua]

22. And if they had ignored him...

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..things would be different today?

Trump started lying, maligning and corrupting the Office during his inauguration speech, and has continued to do so ever since. He violated all the norms, violated his oath, violated numerous statutes, tried to overturn the 2020 election and ended his stint with the grande finale, an attempted coup d'état. And all the while, right wing media and social platforms were proclaiming him the greatest President the country ever had. WTF?

I can see your side of the argument; but in Trump's case 'ignoring the problem and it will go away' simply wasn't a valid strategy. There wasn't enough coverage to suit me. One of the 3 networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) should have had a 24/7/365 banner running at the bottom of the screen:

"WARNING: Donald J Trump is a clear and present danger to our Democracy. Do NOT believe anything he says"

[Fiendish Thingy]

23. Well, it is a historic moment

But, as we know, the media has 24 hours of content to create each day, so they will take a moment and turn it into hours of mindless speculation.

I’m not watching any of it- if Rachel shows a highlight reel tonight, I’ll catch that, and I will monitor print media for any updates tomorrow.

[Evolve Dammit]

24. They will be all covering his "press conference" at Magat Slobbo as well. Which will be all lies.

Like Charlie Brown and the football....

[Sogo]

27. Did you watch it?

[tinymontgomery]

30. No, watching reruns of the tv show Mission Impossible

on YouTube. Normally watch Nicole but not today.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

33. Oh DUH, have some fun in your life! The blubbering buffoon is getting ARRESTED!

[Caliman73]

34. They are doing what has been happening since cable news and the 24 hour news cycle started.

When CNN launched with their coverage of "shock and awe" and then the era of following the police helicopters for "high speed chases", which incidentally increased the occurrence of high speed chases, that was when things went downhill for "news". Chasing ratings and having to fill 24 hours of a day with "news" was never a good strategy for actually having an informed public.

Wrong incentives. The most "breaking" and salacious and scandalous "news" is what brings in viewers. It isn't about getting it right these days, it is about getting it quick and getting the "hottest take".


As long as the money incentivizes this behavior, we will continue to have this behavior.

Same thing as the paparazzi and celebrities. We can't get enough of the vapid scandals of the rich and famous. I guess it helps take our mind off of the fact that we are being "entertained" to death.

[FakeNoose]

36. My TV stays off all this week

I'm catching up on some fine movies. I don't need 24/7 Chump feed.

[Cha]

37. Yes.. they never Change.. those who

aren't WOKE Need to WAKE UP!

TY!