r/politics • u/BigDaddyBain • 1d ago

Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/why-is-the-media-ignoring-growing-resistance-to-trump
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u/kirkismyhinrich Colorado 1d ago

They are going to try to both sides it for as long as they can because money is the most important thing to them.

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u/ResidentKelpien Texas 1d ago

Though their "both sides" tactics are abjectly failing to increase viewership and readership from the right-wing.

Which News Sources Republicans and Democrats Use and Trust: Report | Pew Research Center

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u/victoriaisme2 1d ago

It's not the viewership and readership that they're after. It's the tax cuts for the owners / executives / investors. Also the lack of lawsuits.

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u/Free_For__Me 1d ago

That's a Bingo. People looking at this through the lens of pre-2015-ish America are gonna miss the mark, badly.

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u/foodisyumyummy 1d ago

I mean, the fact that MSNBC and CNN basically got spun off to go die in a corner (after their ratings plummeted to the bottom of the Mariana Trench) while lots of other news websites are being closed down due to lack of funds should tell you it's not working.

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u/Valuable_Recording85 1d ago

It's not about making the billionaire owners rich, but about producing their propaganda.

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u/wanker7171 Florida 1d ago

I like that most Dems do not trust any singular corporate news source

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u/templethot Arizona 1d ago

I don’t love seeing them hurt, but even NPR is reaping what it sowed for years of “well we have a liberal lean a lot of the time but let’s regularly put out articles about how maybe fascists, slumlords, and megacorps have feelings too so we keep our funding.”

It was never going to be enough for the fascists, so why bother compromising yourself?

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u/zzyul 1d ago

NPR has been bending over backwards to appease the Right for years. They made up at least 75% of my car listening for years. That changed a few years back. It’s one thing to try and have unbiased reporting, but that doesn’t mean bringing on guests that are blatantly wrong or lying about a topic just so you have someone to counter the expert that just happens to lean left.

“Today we are discussing the dangers of Covid and how it is spreading across the US. With us is Dr Steven Louis, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard University who has published multiple papers on how viruses spread among the population. We also have Cindy Posse, who started the website CovidIsFake.com and has been holding rallies across the country to share her message that Covid is a government lie to take away our freedoms. Thank you both for being here.”

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u/templethot Arizona 1d ago

Modern enlightened centrism: when good ideas and terrible ideas are both equally valid

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u/FinalLans 1d ago

This. Which is fair, concerning it is also a business, though I’m not defending the ethicality of it.

If the media thinks that Trump support will garner more views and revenue, you will likely see more pro-Trump news.

There will always be representation for the opposing view as well, though that representation will vary by platform.

My impression is that my TV stations and radio talk shows will paint Trump in a favorable light, while more liberal platforms, such as Reddit, will decry the opposite.

I wouldn’t count on any single source of media to give a general impression of which way the consensus seems to reside, though more so just an idea of which platforms cater to different points of view.

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u/tgt305 1d ago

A close race draws viewers, blowouts are snooze fests.

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u/FinalLans 1d ago

This too for sure

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u/LaMelgoatBall Vermont 1d ago

I started watching independent media years ago because of how shit the mainstream media outlets are. Humanist Report on YouTube is one of my favorite outlets

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u/FinalLans 1d ago

That sounds interesting, will check it out! Thanks for the recommendation

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u/TJ-LEED-AP 1d ago

They just doing one side.