The media is no different than grocery stores.

[Ninga]

They give the display space located on end caps to the products and vendor’s who are willing to pay a premium for the coveted and highly visible location.
Meanwhile, in the aisle are found products that are better for you, more tasty, less toxic and more healthy.
I challenge the media to devote just one day a week to giving to time Biden and his accomplishments and policies. Yes, media covers Biden, but he is shoved to the middle of the aisle while 24/7 trumplethinskin gets the end of the aisle premium space.

[GreenWave]

1. And always the big WHEN

when will Jack Smith et alia finally kick his ass? Lock him up before he commits more crimes, duh!

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

24. It always dismays me

How many people without law degrees, never mind prosecutorial or investigative experience, think they know more about how and especially how fast to conduct prosecutions and investigations than the people who, you know, actually do have the qualifications and experience with it.

But if you still think you can do a better job, then get your JD and head to DC! I would love to see how much "better" you'd do at the job than a Jack Smith.

[GreenWave]

27. The point is it appears they want they whole enchilada.

IQ 45 simply adds more toppings. i.e. Now we have OMG they hosed down the security tape room.

It dismays me how many people in the USA allow treason to fly by. Did FDR line up the fascist coup business elite conspirators which Smedley Butler outlined for him? Not much happened. Imagine if Prescott Bush et alia had been executed for treason during that war? I guess W and pappy wouldn't be in the White House, businesses will finally respect their roles better and not profit off German munition factories killing US troops. One example of letting them get away with it Big Time.

Who approved the "rally" by the insurrectionists?
Who extended their route by 8 blocks so they could reach the Capital?
Who urged them on to the Capital?
Who de-fanged the Capital police?
Who put his puppets in charge of Defense? The Pentagon?
Who stood idly by while the insurrectionists ran amok?

If that is one and the same person he should have been overthrown at that point.

Shall we still say "alleged"?

[FakeNoose]

30. All of it was being planned and coordinated for months BEFORE the election

... because Chump knew he was going to lose to Joe Biden.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Just terrifying to think about

That the media is willing to follow Republicans all the way to a dictatorship for short term ratings. Biden is an astonishingly great president and we hear nothing about it. It’s pure disdain for our democracy.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

25. You're just now catching on that the media

Are conservative shills?

I've known that since I was a kid and saw the NBC newsroom cheering when Nixon was declared the winner in 1968.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Excellent analogy

[Meadowoak]

4. +1

[CTyankee]

5. It's boring to most viewers. I think some of the media have noticed and disparaged this and are

trying to consolidate the messages. I think Morning Joe has at least tried to break it down in little chunks for a distracted viewer who has limited time to hear a more coherent, reasoned presentation. It's hard to do with limited time.

[Artcatt]

11. It's boring to those trained on constant titillation

[katmondoo]

21. Hearing about Trump day after day, hour after hour is sickening.

[CrispyQ]

6. Trumplethinskin , love that!

Yeah, the media is a HUGE part of our problem. To paraphrase a famous saying, they will help re-elect the fascist who will shut them down.

[pwb]

7. That

is why fewer people are watching. It is obvious that Cable media is against us. The wealth class message they put out appeals to very few. After 10 or 15 commercials in a row what the talkers have to say is just not worth the wait. IMO.

[Irish_Dem]

8. The media is owned by the PutinGOP.

[calguy]

9. When I was watching Nicole Wallace the other day, I was thinking

her entire show, almost, as well as everyone else's, is like the Donald Trump gossip show. I turned it off and did something else.

[Mr.Bill]

28. That does happen sometimes. It all turns into speculation.

When all they can do is speculate about a popular topic, they should change topics to something where there are facts to report.

[IbogaProject]

10. Yes

And I hope President Biden and the rest of us emphasise that Joe got more investments in American infrastructure than in inflation adjusted dollars than the New Deal, Interstate Highway initial project and LBJ's big deal thing together.

[LoisB]

12. Excellent analogy, Ninga. Thank you.

[Warpy]

13. Or positive stories about labor organizing into unions

at long last, meaning wages will be going up and the country will be more prosperous as higher wages increase business everywhere.

Yeah, I know, big pipe dream, ha ha ha.

[republianmushroom]

14. Nailed it.

[Cheezoholic]

15. I would argue Chris Hayes does just that about once a week

That is opens with positive information on the Biden/Harris administrations accomplishments and so does O'Donnell though his openings can be more centered on the party overall as opposed to specifics about Biden/Harris all the time.

I would also say a show like Nicole Wallace's is definitely more Trump centered if not centered on the entire corrupt Republican party. I believe mostly because her and the majority of her "guests and friends" are all "reformed" republicans who are deeply scarred by what their party has become. I would bet that it is difficult for many of them to even acknowledge great things from the opposing side after a lifetime of idealistic opposition against.

I think, from producers to many of the shows and the cavalcade of pundits making the weekly rounds there are plenty ex/reformed republicans completely let down by the party as it now is and just as many republicans in the voter-sphere, combined with democrats that enjoy the republican suicide (I mean look at the posts here complaining the media isn't giving Fat Asses crimes enough coverage), it makes sense from a corporate profit standpoint to address that space.

I agree with what your saying and am certainly not blindly handing out integrity stars to the media but it just seems the space between a little of Biden/Harris and a lot of corruption by the republicans seems to be the current realm of not being biased and yes, overall, it is not being covered well at all.

JMHO

[Bev54]

16. Very disappointed in Jen Psaki today, she went down the rabbit hole of what if

Trump wins the election scenario. She would not entertain what if's (especially that stupid) from reporters when she was press secretary. It is disappointing now to hear her on the other end.

[hay rick]

17. He got attention when he tripped over a sandbag.

The media needs to protect their ability to report the horse race. They can not tolerate a truthful narrative like "Biden towers over every Republican candidate who are all just a bunch of vermin." They will talk about Biden's trips, his stutters, and gas prices only when they are going up. The "Biden Border Crisis!" coverage evaporates whenever progress is being made. Republican presidential candidates will be held to the ethical standard of "not as bad as Clarence Thomas."

The media is quite happy to put authoritarian poison on the end caps.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

26. It's not the horse race they're protecting

It's their corporate masters.

Always has been.

[hay rick]

29. The horse race coverage serves their corporate masters.

"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." -Thomas Pynchon

[slumcamper]

18. No surprise. "Foundations of Capitalism 101" or any college course in Marketing.

Systemic? Baked in? Ya think?

Profit=principle.

We need a revolution.

First, leaders...

[I_UndergroundPanther]

22. Yes we do need a revolution

And a wealth cap. All past 50 million dollars including assets and salaries all that extra wealth must be turned over to the government specifically for things that enhance social welfare and help the environment.


A wealth cap would definately put a wrench in the rich parasites lust for slavery ,profit regardless of what or who gets hurt and thier narcissistic fascist longings being pushed on this country by the rich funding republicans and buying congressmen to get what they want passed as laws.

[BadGimp]

19. As metaphors go, it's a bit of a stretch.

But It works!

[Martin68]

20. The Washington Post has provided very in-depth positive coverage of Biden's role in better deal on

the debt ceiling hostage negotiations, as well as positive coverage of the role old congressional Democrats. When I read post like this I can only imagine you are talking about TV or online "news," which is more entertainment than information.

[DBoon]

23. or, like grocery stores, you have to go to a small specialized outlet to find something good