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MineralMan

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3. The media is always in a battle to break stories first.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Wed May 17, 2017, 12:20 PM

May 2017

It's how they build their audience. So, major news outlets are working hard on Trump stories and have teams of people looking for the next breaking news story. That's a good thing, and something we should encourage and support by subscribing to such news outlets.

They're all commercial enterprises and have to show a profit to stay in business. We need them, as current events demonstrate.

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'Locked in battle': Times and Post in an epic race for the truth [View all] IronLionZion May 2017 OP

Yes they have been dropping bombs left and right underpants May 2017 #1

Careers will be made. wildeyed May 2017 #2

Pulitzer Prizes will be justifiably won Hekate May 2017 #23

The media is always in a battle to break stories first. MineralMan May 2017 #3

I heartily applaud this. Very Watergate era lovemydogs May 2017 #4

Yes, and that is one of the reasons that the credibility and speed of the Watergate investigation BigmanPigman May 2017 #14

That's good because they seem to have difficulty doing it on teevee BumRushDaShow May 2017 #5

I canceled my cable, it's garbage IronLionZion May 2017 #6

They call it "infotainment". BumRushDaShow May 2017 #7

Message deleted by DU the Administrators gibraltar72 May 2017 #8

Thank goodness for print media. Newspapers are still the backbone of the press. brush May 2017 #9

K&R Scurrilous May 2017 #10

I'm on team WaPo!!!! Adrahil May 2017 #11

Because of the free press, we learn these things. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #12

Good as long as they focus on the truth and not the scoop Raven123 May 2017 #13

Competition is good! StarryNite May 2017 #15

". . two of the country's premier newspapers." FairWinds May 2017 #16

About 12 months too late, but better than nothing gratuitous May 2017 #17

The post has been kicking trumps ass since long before the election. Egnever May 2017 #20

That's true. I'm a Wa Po subscriber and they published a lot on Trump. yardwork May 2017 #32

As I recall, the WaPo announced they were "staffing up" after Trump won the election... brooklynite May 2017 #18

+1,000 go wapo!!! AgadorSparticus May 2017 #24

Th guardian has also been kicking ass Egnever May 2017 #19

I love the NYT, but have gotten a WaPo subscription now as well. RedSpartan May 2017 #21

I am subscribing to both now gristy May 2017 #22

That's a good rivalry to have! mvd May 2017 #25

Bought subscription to both. Let's support real media onecaliberal May 2017 #26

It IS great! elleng May 2017 #27

Either way C_U_L8R May 2017 #28

Just subscribed to the WP! Mme. Defarge May 2017 #29

Am kick voteearlyvoteoften May 2017 #30

This kind of rivalry actually makes my heart sing . . . . .n/t annabanana May 2017 #31

after the election barbtries May 2017 #33

The threat is real IronLionZion May 2017 #34

isn't that wild and kind of terrifying. barbtries May 2017 #35