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In reply to the discussion: John Lewis Tweet:I'm deeply troubled by the bombing in Colo. It reminds me of another period. These [View all]Cha
(297,184 posts)54. Hey napkinz.. just saw this, too.. even the "media" is reporting on the media's lack of coverage..
The news undercovered the NAACP bombing, so Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter picked up the slack.
Trust in the media is at an all-time lowa September 2014 Gallup poll found that only 40 percent of Americans trust the media a great deal or fair amount. As the media expand into new domains of news reporting via social media networks and new mobile technology, Americans may be growing disenchanted with what they consider mainstream news as they seek out their own personal veins of getting information, Gallup's report on the data speculated
That disenchantment was on display this week after a bomb went off near an NAACP office in Colorado on Tuesday morning. There were no injuries, only minor damage to the building, and no official motive, but the incident holds significance in the context of the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests and a history of NAACP bombings. But when the story only received spotty coverage online, people turned to their own personal veins of informationtheir social media feeds.
MOre..
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-08/with-the-naacp-bombing-the-mediacoverage-gap-went-viral
Trust in the media is at an all-time lowa September 2014 Gallup poll found that only 40 percent of Americans trust the media a great deal or fair amount. As the media expand into new domains of news reporting via social media networks and new mobile technology, Americans may be growing disenchanted with what they consider mainstream news as they seek out their own personal veins of getting information, Gallup's report on the data speculated
That disenchantment was on display this week after a bomb went off near an NAACP office in Colorado on Tuesday morning. There were no injuries, only minor damage to the building, and no official motive, but the incident holds significance in the context of the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests and a history of NAACP bombings. But when the story only received spotty coverage online, people turned to their own personal veins of informationtheir social media feeds.
MOre..
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-08/with-the-naacp-bombing-the-mediacoverage-gap-went-viral
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John Lewis Tweet:I'm deeply troubled by the bombing in Colo. It reminds me of another period. These [View all]
Cha
Jan 2015
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Thanks for Rec, Cali Democrat. They're wise to not label it a "hate crime" until all the facts are
Cha
Jan 2015
#3
Thank you for the report from North Carolina, F_P. It sounds very lucky that it didn't go off and
Cha
Jan 2015
#9
Of course this bombing in Colorado Sprinds reminds John Lewis of another period.. bless his
Cha
Jan 2015
#10
Sorry, I was so busy when you asked that question.. but Ford_Perfect gave the best answer.. so
Cha
Jan 2015
#29
Should go viral. A civil rights leader, a living treasure, and a member of Congress sees a problem.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#14
Don't know if you saw this.The #NAACPBombing hashtag is starting to trend now NOT because of media..
Cha
Jan 2015
#16
It was that smug SCOTUS Roberts who said racism was over when they "gutted the Civil Rights Act"
Cha
Jan 2015
#21
You can always tell who the "non-right wing" racists are when they claim it too.
Behind the Aegis
Jan 2015
#23
Yes, not all of them are on the insane rw. Like that guy that just got his named removed for
Cha
Jan 2015
#24
That's what makes things so confusing and dangerous; it isn't just the insane RW, like you said.
Behind the Aegis
Jan 2015
#28
Oh Gawd! Sounds like too many people have no compassion, empathy, or understanding..
Cha
Jan 2015
#30
It sure as hell looks like it.. just because they weren't successful doesn't lessen it.. it only
Cha
Jan 2015
#40
Thank you she for knowing how important this is.. to get it out there since the US "media" isn't
Cha
Jan 2015
#48
Hey napkinz.. just saw this, too.. even the "media" is reporting on the media's lack of coverage..
Cha
Jan 2015
#54
And the corporate media says "shh, maybe they won't notice that we are inciting racial violence"
Dont call me Shirley
Jan 2015
#51
From now on, I am calling it the Bundy effect. Foxnews makes a mint off it every night.
Rex
Jan 2015
#63