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spooky3

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8. Yesterday WaPo had a headline iirc that claimed

Sun Jun 15, 2025, 05:22 PM

Jun 15

“Thousands” of Americans were attending the rallies. Not “millions” or even “hundreds of thousands.” Earlier last week they projected “huge crowds” at the parade. What bs. But they improved their coverage today.

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About the lack of coverage by the NYT of the protests.... [View all] senseandsensibility Jun 15 OP

People should unsubscribe imo & tell they why SheltieLover Jun 15 #1

Agree, but so many have already over their coverage of Biden senseandsensibility Jun 15 #2

Kissing kraznov's fat ass is unacceptable SheltieLover Jun 15 #3

Obviously not enough. It's hard to write stories when you're out of business. jrthin Jun 15 #19

Imagine if half the 12.5 mill protesters & 2 or 3 friends SheltieLover Jun 15 #42

Count me in DENVERPOPS Jun 15 #49

I have been done with the NY Times ever since it was clear it was a Pro Trump rag. It went from "All the News Fit... NNadir Jun 15 #17

Hear! Hear! littlemissmartypants Jun 15 #22

I'm with you, though you did beat me to the punch by a few years... good for you!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 15 #37

All the news that fits, we print. Conjuay Jun 16 #78

All the fits that's news to print Seinan Sensei Jun 16 #80

And.. littlemissmartypants Jun 15 #20

I get it. They've been threatened and have no courage. paleotn Jun 15 #59

Yup spineless harlots SheltieLover Jun 15 #66

Geez, even Bezos' WP had a huge story comradebillyboy Jun 15 #4

Glad to hear that senseandsensibility Jun 15 #5

Yesterday WaPo had a headline iirc that claimed spooky3 Jun 15 #8

I actually saw a headline on nbc.com yesterday that said senseandsensibility Jun 15 #11

Ridiculous! Nt spooky3 Jun 15 #25

I don't think they can bring themsrlves to be truthful. SheltieLover Jun 15 #45

The WAPO article still sucks. It was nowhere close to journalism. littlemissmartypants Jun 15 #24

Heard he (Bezos) had to begin breathing through his ears these days. BattleRow Jun 15 #44

I have never gotten past Judith Miller stillcool Jun 15 #6

Paper of Record... Kid Berwyn Jun 15 #7

can confirm... and this makes me furious.......... Takket Jun 15 #9

Thanks for the confirmation senseandsensibility Jun 15 #14

The NYT was very weak reporting on Cha Jun 15 #10

I remember that Cha. senseandsensibility Jun 15 #12

Also their coverage of Hillary and their Cha Jun 15 #15

Also weak on the Nazis in the 1930s. This isn't an isolated thing, this is who NYT is deep down. RockRaven Jun 15 #13

Just cancelled my subscription Zorro Jun 15 #16

Good for you! SheltieLover Jun 15 #46

Saturday afternoon events are rarely covered in the Sunday edition. maxsolomon Jun 16 #84

Well I guess that excuses them! Zorro Jun 16 #85

Yet they were still covering the "perade" on Sunday senseandsensibility Jun 16 #86

They DID cover the protests. maxsolomon Jun 16 #88

The endless whining about the NYT gets tired after a while bif Jun 16 #89

You find it tiresome senseandsensibility Jun 16 #90

I didn't call anyone any names. bif Jun 16 #92

Speak for yourself. Paladin Jun 16 #91

I would expect no better from the present-day NY Times. Paladin Jun 15 #18

$ Iamscrewed Jun 15 #21

Yup ... the rich and Russia support him and his agenda. Botany Jun 15 #35

Avsolutely! SheltieLover Jun 15 #47

What is the NYT spin on this omission? JoseBalow Jun 15 #23

Considering the amount of pushback they have been receiving for senseandsensibility Jun 15 #28

Completely agree. Their lack of coverage is intentional, and that is newsworthy. We cancelled years c-rational Jun 15 #26

Looking at archive.org, they did cover "No Kings" at first muriel_volestrangler Jun 15 #27

Thanks for those details. senseandsensibility Jun 15 #34

Maybe they got a phone call... nt scipan Jun 15 #64

The failure of the media Godot51 Jun 15 #29

I did a quick google about No Kings Protests and saw this: Brenda Jun 15 #30

The Guardian UK is my go-to Alice Kramden Jun 15 #48

Yes, especially for environmental news. Brenda Jun 15 #50

The most reliable newspaper mwf Jun 15 #31

Search under "NYT No Kings," you'll get a bunch of hits including this one. Silent Type Jun 15 #32

Yesterday afternoon and evening their protest coverage was prominent on their website. femmedem Jun 15 #33

Seems self evident. Good post Evolve Dammit Jun 15 #36

my humble recommendation for a newspaper OldSWODog Jun 15 #38

Same with CNN - yesterdays news? flamingdem Jun 15 #39

The protests became yesterday's news much more quickly senseandsensibility Jun 15 #43

Totally true! flamingdem Jun 15 #70

Every network seemed to be showing the military parade without any critical commentary AdamGG Jun 15 #40

Thanks for that insight senseandsensibility Jun 15 #41

Good question AdamGG Jun 15 #71

I just googled "why didn't nyt cover no kings protests" ailsagirl Jun 15 #51

Who is writing this? senseandsensibility Jun 15 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author AllyCat Jun 16 #73

This is a fact. defacto7 Jun 15 #54

NYT had live featured coverage yesterday from dozens of cities defacto7 Jun 15 #52

This does not contradict anything in my OP which quotes senseandsensibility Jun 15 #57

They have been threatened they will lose access ala A.P. spanone Jun 15 #55

CNN has a page devoted to the protests, BUT CrispyQ Jun 15 #56

Thank you senseandsensibility Jun 15 #58

M$M is failing us more and more, go to indie news sources uponit7771 Jun 15 #60

"No Kings" anti-Trump protests attract millions, organizers say Botany Jun 15 #61

It is bizarre that there is no follow up to the two articles yesterday pat_k Jun 15 #62

I saw a lot of coverage today of the protest everywhere BlueHurricane Jun 15 #63

If mentioned at all, The Women's March and June 1 2020 were forgotten within 2 days underpants Jun 15 #65

I stopped reading that motherfucking piece of shit fishwrap when they started with the pro MAGA fuck shit. SoFlaBro Jun 15 #67

Just for grins, I did a quick search on nytimes coverage of the 2017 women's march pat_k Jun 15 #68

Print Media Is Now Corporate Media Metaphorical Jun 15 #69

Someone posted the same thing at CNN! BigmanPigman Jun 16 #72

The New York Times Company Customer service 1 (800) 698-4637 SupportSanity Jun 16 #74

In a way this works in our favor. People can see the blatant partisanship because travelingthrulife Jun 16 #75

Massive peace demonstrations under Nixon were also ignored by the media. NH Ethylene Jun 16 #76

Gifted NYT article re No Kings 6/14 PaxPixie Jun 16 #77

Thank You. I agree the media is horrible but the Times published multiple articles on the protests. johnnyplankton Jun 16 #81

We've been saying for years: media in this country is 96% owned and dictated by the right wing. BComplex Jun 16 #79

They are owned by people Farmer-Rick Jun 16 #82

Could the NYT survive on a mostly right leaning readership? The NYT is written at a 10th-12th grade level. Hotler Jun 16 #83

For some reason people think they are going to influence what the msm does - TBF Jun 16 #87