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In reply to the discussion: Study: NY Times, Wash. Post quote more than twice as many Republicans as Democrats in political cove [View all]calimary
(81,543 posts)27. Welcome to DU, Senator Orrin Knox!
Yep. When I worked in local TV, I was always amazed at how the executive producer craved footage of a building on fire. Regardless what else was worthy of fitting into the evening newscast, those dramatic flames led the show.
He was always asking, rhetorically, "what do we see?" Blood and multi-car pile-ups would have fit the bill too.
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Study: NY Times, Wash. Post quote more than twice as many Republicans as Democrats in political cove [View all]
Nero Mero
Jul 2018
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This has been going on for some time, and I suspect they do it because they believe it gives them
still_one
Jul 2018
#5
I think this started when they they started when the right wing talking point characterized the
still_one
Jul 2018
#21
You can add that they demanded Kerry refute the charges of the liars ignoring that the liars
karynnj
Jul 2018
#55
The false equivalency and normalizing of Nazi Rethuglicans is beyond disgusting.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2018
#51
Yeah, the big capitalists and Wall Street heads definitely don't want a government
PatrickforO
Jul 2018
#52
I'm am using deregulation as a seperate issue though it has been a major issue for both
elmac
Jul 2018
#50
The claim that six companies control 90% of what we read, listen to and watch is an Internet myth
onenote
Jul 2018
#53
If they did the Sunday news shows I am sure something similar or worse would show
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2018
#29
The rule is that when Democrats are in charge the opposition needs more coverage ...
betsuni
Jul 2018
#49