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If You Were Wondering Why Protest Coverage Seems Fairly Muted, NPR's Public Editor Confirms This is Intentional (lemmy.ml)

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https://www.threads.net/@nprpubliceditor/post/DIhOEQQOyqP

EDIT: Also worth noting that the next nationwide protest date for 50501 is May 1st

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[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My 2 cents. There isn't a cohesive reason for the protests so reporting on it will be muddy. Devil's advocate but it's the same reason occupy Wall Street failed. The message got watered down. If the media can't report on a clear, concise and unwavering requirement from the crowd then reporting on it is exceedingly hard to sell to the public.

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 33 points 19 hours ago

If the media can report on Trump's incoherent rantings and make that sound like anything more than hot garbage, then they can absolutely do the same for protesters with varying causes, who are nowhere near as incoherent.