What happened to cable news coverage of BLM protests?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

Have I missed them, or am I correct to believe that they're not being shown as often now that Obama isn't President?

I looked up information about BLM protests online to verify that they're still happening across the country -- they are.

[virtualobserver]

1. Now, There is only Trump

I'm not sure that other events even occur in the United States, or the world for that matter.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. Regarding Trump and his media coverage, I thought it was interesting that...

... a recent Gallup poll indicated many Americans consider illegal immigration to be an important issue in this country. Before Trump ran for President, Gallup polls indicated that very few Americans considered it an important issue!

Agenda-setting theory in action, I think.

[virtualobserver]

3. Yes, the bully pulpit is finally living up to its name

The only funny thing will be watching Trump voters complain about having their land seized to build the wall.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. I doubt that a wall is ever constructed, but time will tell. I mostly think it's...

... interesting what the national media covers and how it affects people.

I still recall Geraldo Rivera doing a TV special on human-sacrificing Satan worshipers, giving the impression it was a widespread problem, and later hearing all kinds of people around me discuss it like it was reality.

And what was often shown from the BLM protests? It seemed to me that the more violent displays were covered.

[virtualobserver]

5. I think that your doubt is justified

The media are losing their stranglehold on both information and disinformation.
The tiny window that they once controlled has become multiple distorted tiny windows as Facebook ads and click bait seem to be the primary source for many.

I would like to see a study of beliefs based on access to information.

like

What do cord-cutters believe?

What do people without internet access believe?

What do people who only have access to broadcast tv believe?


It is hard for me to have hope, but I know that what we have now will evolve into something else.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. Here's a website that delves into some of those questions.

http://www.dailysource.org/about/problems#

This part is interesting about nonprofit vs. for-profit news sources:

Nonprofit media organizations rate far higher on educating the public than for-profit entities

A seven-month series of polls by the Center for Policy Attitudes and Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland found that Americans receiving their news from nonprofit organizations were far more likely to have accurate perceptions related to American foreign policy than those receiving their information from for-profit entities. The study also found the variations could not be explained as a result of differences in the demographic characteristics of each audience, because the variations were also found when comparing the demographic subgroups of each audience.

For example, in three areas of information related to Iraq (whether weapons of mass destruction had been found, if clear evidence had been found linking Iraq and al-Qaeda and if worldwide public opinion supported the war in Iraq), only 23 percent of those who received their information from PBS and NPR had an inaccurate perception, while 55 percent of those who received their information from CNN or NBC had an inaccurate perception, 61 percent for ABC, 71 percent for CBS and 80 percent for Fox.

Similarly, on the specific question of whether the majority of the people in the world favored the U.S. having gone to war, 63 percent of those who received their information from CBS misperceived, 58 percent who received their information from ABC misperceived and only 26 percent of those who received their information from PBS and NPR misperceived. Those receiving information from the other networks fell into a similar pattern as demonstrated in the example above: Fox at 69 percent, NBC at 56 percent and CNN at 54 percent - all with rates of misperception twice as high as the nonprofit media organizations.

When the percentages of people misperceiving in each area were averaged, it was found that those receiving information from for-profit broadcast media outlets were nearly three times as likely to misperceive as those receiving from the nonprofit media organizations. Those receiving their information from Fox News showed the highest average rate of misperceptions -- 45 percent -- while those receiving their information from PBS and NPR showed the lowest - 11 percent. CBS showed at 36 percent, CNN at 31 percent, ABC at 30 percent, and NBC at 30 percent.

The study found similar patterns also existed within demographic groups, and that differences in demographics could not explain the variations in levels of misperception.

For example, the average rate for all Republicans for the three key misperceptions was 43 percent. Yet for Republicans who took their news from PBS and NPR, the average rate was only 32 percent - a full one quarter less. This same pattern occurred in polled Democrats and Independents.

Similarly, among those with bachelor’s degrees or higher, the average rate of misperceptions was 27 percent. However among those who had their news from PBS-NPR the average rate was 10 percent. This pattern was observed at other educational levels as well.

[virtualobserver]

7. What a great site, generally!

Thanks for the link.