2016 Postmortem

speaktruthtopower

(800 posts) Wed Nov 2, 2016, 03:47 PM Nov 2016

Timing of Bombshells?

When a media release is on a Friday (like last weeks), is it generally considered to amplify the effect or attenuate it?

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Timing of Bombshells? (Original Post) speaktruthtopower Nov 2016 OP

friday (particularly late in the day) is when you release stories you want to die. unblock Nov 2016 #1

I have never believed this. Why would news organizations waste time and money on a story bushisanidiot Nov 2016 #11

oh it's not a waste for the news organization, they get a story to report. unblock Nov 2016 #12

Friday night news dump Dem2 Nov 2016 #2

Clinton will still win. ananda Nov 2016 #4

What does "this" mean in your post? Democat Nov 2016 #8

I think Wednesday, midday to early afternoon. yellowcanine Nov 2016 #6

Bush's DWI came out the Friday before Election Day. EL34x4 Nov 2016 #14

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unblock

(56,261 posts)

1. friday (particularly late in the day) is when you release stories you want to die.

Reply to speaktruthtopower (Original post)

Wed Nov 2, 2016, 03:48 PM

Nov 2016

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)

11. I have never believed this. Why would news organizations waste time and money on a story

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 04:31 PM

Nov 2016

just to "bury it"? why not just cancel the story before the reporter wastes any more time on it?

unblock

(56,261 posts)

12. oh it's not a waste for the news organization, they get a story to report.

Reply to bushisanidiot (Reply #11)

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 04:38 PM

Nov 2016

it's just that they report the story at a time when people are more focused on weekend plans and activities, maybe even a bit of travel.

so people tend not to focus on the story. come monday, when they are ready to focus, it's old news already.

Dem2

(8,178 posts)

2. Friday night news dump

Reply to speaktruthtopower (Original post)

Wed Nov 2, 2016, 03:51 PM

Nov 2016

It's a long standing tradition to release stories on a Friday to die over the weekend.

ananda

(35,508 posts)

4. Clinton will still win.

Reply to speaktruthtopower (Original post)

Wed Nov 2, 2016, 03:54 PM

Nov 2016

But this will hurt the Dems in the down ballot races.

Democat

(11,617 posts)

8. What does "this" mean in your post?

Reply to ananda (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 2, 2016, 04:12 PM

Nov 2016

How is it related to the original post?

yellowcanine

(36,826 posts)

6. I think Wednesday, midday to early afternoon.

Reply to speaktruthtopower (Original post)

Wed Nov 2, 2016, 04:00 PM

Nov 2016

Wed often a slow news day - no government reports, etc. You want it early enough in the day so it makes it into the evening political chitchat. And bombshells on Wed dominate the news the rest of the week right into the Sunday talk fests.

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)

14. Bush's DWI came out the Friday before Election Day.

Reply to speaktruthtopower (Original post)

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 04:50 PM

Nov 2016

That was a bombshell. Many think it cost him the popular vote.

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