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senseandsensibility

(24,179 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:53 PM Sep 15

I don't know if it's my imagination, but I don't think so.

Does anyone think the media has gone from bad to worse since the Charlie Kirk murder? They seem to be not even bothering to do "both sides" anymore. It's just RW spin and "leftist" bashing 24/7.

Of course there are exceptions, but as a whole, I think they are scared. I think the Dowd firing spooked them from the beginning.

Worse, it seems to be seeping into their coverage on other topics. They tiptoe around the Lisa Cook firing and how she did not do what they claim by saying it's "disputed", even though she has shown proof and the administration hasn't. They don't even mention Epstein anymore. They cover the Hyundai debacle as though it were a simple case of immigration enforcement without mentioning that it has caused an international controversy that will probably cause economic hardship in THIS country. Little mention of the Russian drones attacking a Nato ally. I could go on and on.

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IzzaNuDay

(1,208 posts)
1. It's not your imagination
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:55 PM
Sep 15

MSM has degraded exponentially since 10 September. To the point where if a journalist even quotes CK, they are fired.

Bev54

(13,127 posts)
4. It is why I watch zero US news. I watch BBC, CBC, CTV and only read DU and independent investigative
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:04 PM
Sep 15

journalism, with the exception of the Guardian. US news is a hellscape.

Scrivener7

(58,030 posts)
5. The fact that the Washington Post fired a reporter, a black woman, for not bending the knee to
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:05 PM
Sep 15

a racist creep, confirms your suspicions.

GreenWave

(12,139 posts)
6. I accidently had Entertainment tonight and what bs propaganda they spewed.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:06 PM
Sep 15

I believe they are preparing a full RW coup and making sure the masses are brainwaSHED TO ACCEPT IT.

senseandsensibility

(24,179 posts)
8. What is Entertainment Tonight?
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:14 PM
Sep 15

I know there used to be a show called that, but they didn't do politics. Is it the same show?

GreenWave

(12,139 posts)
11. I have re-runs of live TV but this was co-opted for Kirk propaganda.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:58 PM
Sep 15

They go by ET. I was flipping through the channels when that one popped up.

senseandsensibility

(24,179 posts)
12. I'm glad to hear it
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 08:27 PM
Sep 15

but from what I understand, online is where a lot of these stories about Dems "celebrating" are being created and amplified although they are really almost non-existent.

D. Spaulding

(440 posts)
9. To me, it reeks of fear,
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:16 PM
Sep 15

just like the various sports events and their moment of silence. Or the foreign countries. He wasn't a political leader.
This admin has a lot of people and organizations totally cowed.

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