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senseandsensibility

(24,439 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:53 PM Sep 2025

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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I don't know if it's my imagination, but I don't think so. (Original Post) senseandsensibility Sep 2025 OP
It's not your imagination IzzaNuDay Sep 2025 #1
I'm starting to wonder if there is any coming back from this senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #2
No, you're not imagining it. sop Sep 2025 #3
It is why I watch zero US news. I watch BBC, CBC, CTV and only read DU and independent investigative Bev54 Sep 2025 #4
The fact that the Washington Post fired a reporter, a black woman, for not bending the knee to Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #5
I accidently had Entertainment tonight and what bs propaganda they spewed. GreenWave Sep 2025 #6
What is Entertainment Tonight? senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #8
I have re-runs of live TV but this was co-opted for Kirk propaganda. GreenWave Sep 2025 #11
I don't watch tv news much. But people are speaking out online JI7 Sep 2025 #7
I'm glad to hear it senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #12
To me, it reeks of fear, D. Spaulding Sep 2025 #9
Yes, me too senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #10

IzzaNuDay

(1,261 posts)
1. It's not your imagination
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:55 PM
Sep 2025

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

Bev54

(13,328 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 2025

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

Scrivener7

(58,898 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 2025

a racist creep, confirms your suspicions.

GreenWave

(12,464 posts)
6. I accidently had Entertainment tonight and what bs propaganda they spewed.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:06 PM
Sep 2025

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

senseandsensibility

(24,439 posts)
8. What is Entertainment Tonight?
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:14 PM
Sep 2025

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

GreenWave

(12,464 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 2025

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

senseandsensibility

(24,439 posts)
12. I'm glad to hear it
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 08:27 PM
Sep 2025

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

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

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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