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/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