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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI can't believe the NYT and the Washington Post are totally ignoring the massive rallies yesterday.
I unsuscribed to NYT 2 years ago and my WaPo subscription is teetering after this wanton treachery against Democrats!!! WTF!!!
LilElf70
(1,328 posts)Kiss the ring. Or replace the word "ring" with your choice of words.
Biophilic
(6,363 posts)We do not have a free press any long, at least not in the traditional form.
cadoman
(1,617 posts)https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/05/hands-off-protest-trump-washington/
Both are still on the front page, but as your post indicates, were not given the full visual treatment and placement that they deserve.
yardwork
(68,835 posts)If their articles about the mass protests are fighting for space, it's because the rest of the front page is about Trump's tariffs, dismantling agencies, rewriting history, etc.
spooky3
(38,201 posts)Straight news stories do not seem to me to have been limited. Lots are critical of this administrations actions.
Martin68
(26,884 posts)See the free links I posted below.
marybourg
(13,587 posts)the demonstrations yesterday. It was the second from the top story yesterday. I dont know how you stay on top of their articles if you dont actually subscribe. If you have a trick to do this, please tell!
Martin68
(26,884 posts)bif
(26,568 posts)So give it a rest, please.
maddiemom
(5,163 posts)Their editorial section left a better feeling regarding approval of his antics lately. Hardly a disappointment to the many of us who are more and more appalled by him.
Silent Type
(12,310 posts)Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail . . . . . . .
And here are editorials in WaPo about trump:
Opinions
Monica Hesse
Can we #Romanticize our way out of this dumpster fire called life?
Steve Majors
DEI and White privilege both helped me. But only one is disappearing.
Editorial Board
IRS data privacy is a right worth fighting for
Garrett M. Graff
The weekend that shook the world
Youyou Zhou, Philip Bump and Catherine Rampell
Are food prices really rising? This tracker offers a clue.
Letters to the Editor
Idealism isnt for everyone. But these ideals could be.
David Ignatius
A deeply ominous week for the spy agencies
Editorial Board
Trump needs to explain his national security firings
Charlie Chapulin
(371 posts)Why, Im shocked! Shocked I tell you!!
obamanut2012
(29,113 posts)IrishBubbaLiberal
(2,561 posts)Just look at front pages of US newspapers
Minimal coverage.
Below the fold maybe.
Or no covering at all
Look at todays front pages
..
https://www.frontpages.com/us-newspapers/
Tickle
(4,131 posts)I had to work a double yesterday, I kept checking the news but didn't find much of anything until I signed on here
Johnny2X2X
(23,657 posts)Those papers work for the billionaires who now run our government.
JustAnotherGen
(37,465 posts)It's only worth it for them if Police Officers riot.
Jit423
(1,568 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(6,607 posts)He was on MSNBC on Friday. Said their change of editorial policy was the reason why.
Jit423
(1,568 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)jrthin
(5,214 posts)since Bezos has made his intentions clear as to how he expects his employees ( I won't call them writers or reporters) to cover the news. No, I'm not surprised as to how these oligarch newspapers covered the protests yesterday. Had they covered it otherwise, I'd be in shock.
Martin68
(26,884 posts)They also have given more prominent space to some conservatives, but they are in the distinct minority.
mcar
(45,581 posts)https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010094238/anti-trump-musk-protests.html
I had to really search for the NYT piece. WaPo was on the front page (digital), but well down the page.
Ms. Toad
(38,062 posts)The actual front page, not just a footnote at the bottom of the front page (like the Washington Post)
SocialDemocrat61
(6,607 posts)below the fold. The article is on page 19, deep inside the paper.

Ms. Toad
(38,062 posts)I was responding to someone who said they really had to search for the NYTimes coverage, as opposed to the post, which was at least on the front page.
Both were on the front page, and NYT was more prominent.
I made no comment on whether the coverage was adequate - merely that the NYTimes was on the front page, as opposed to the note in the footer in the Post.
SocialDemocrat61
(6,607 posts)The four pictures above are bigger. But I get your point.
SocialDemocrat61
(6,607 posts)Dont see any major coverage of the protests in either


bif
(26,568 posts)and a photograph of the protesters doesn't count? I get it.
IrishBubbaLiberal
(2,561 posts)?
There is no such headline! Period.
A tiny photo, with a tiny tiny font few words IS NOT A HEADLINE
I had to try really hard to even find that so-called Headline you mentioned.
Its really a photo caption, in no way would it ever be considered a headline
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DEFINITION
Photo captions, also known as cutlines, are a few lines of text used to explain and elaborate on published photographs. In some cases captions and cutlines are distinguished, where the caption is a short title/explanation for the photo, while the cutline is a longer, prose block under the caption, generally describing the photograph, giving context, or relating it to the article
SocialDemocrat61
(6,607 posts)below the fold is not major coverage.
marybourg
(13,587 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(6,607 posts)marybourg
(13,587 posts)to anybody who can read where the story is.
SocialDemocrat61
(6,607 posts)Its on page 19, deep inside the paper.

IrishBubbaLiberal
(2,561 posts)Essentially NOTHING.
Minimal coverage.
Almost completely hidden at very very bottom for WPost
NYTIMES is merely a photo, thats below the fold,
And that protest photo is hidden by the other 4 LARGE PHOTOS at the top headline area
So its correct to say there is almost NO COVERAGE AT ALL.
Its the typical BS coverage minimum so they can say we covered it
marybourg
(13,587 posts)kimbutgar
(26,637 posts)Ms. Toad
(38,062 posts)https://frontpages.freedomforum.org/newspapers/dc_wp-The_Washington_Post
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/anti-trump-protests-hands-off.html
https://www.nytimes.com/issue/todayspaper/2025/04/06/todays-new-york-times
I'm no fan of either paper, but claiming they "totally ignored" the rallies when they both covered the protests and both mentioned them on today's front pages is irresponsible.
OLDMDDEM
(2,988 posts)pandr32
(13,719 posts)Scrivener7
(58,042 posts)yardwork
(68,835 posts)Mass protests across the U.S. signal opposition to Trump, Musk
Demonstrators in D.C. and other cities decried the administrations dismantling of federal agencies and imposition of sweeping tariffs. Yesterday at 2:04 p.m. ET
lark
(25,823 posts)Why did they remove the picture and but it below the fold later?
Snark Twain
(104 posts)happened way back in october before the election when Bezos forced the editorial board not to endorse Kamala. They lost 250K subscribers so what are you waiting for
Chalco
(1,433 posts)Address: letters@washpost.com
Would you mind telling me why you are not covering the massive protests across
the country yesterday? Are you out of touch with reality? Are you not the free press
anymore?
pnwmom
(110,171 posts)Demonstrators had no shortage of causes as they gathered in towns and cities across the country on Saturday to protest President Trumps agenda. Rallies were planned in all 50 states, and images posted on social media showed dense crowds in places as diverse as St. Augustine, Fla.; Salt Lake City and rainy Frankfort, Ky.
Pouring rain, 43 degrees, biting wind, and people are still here in Albany in the thousands, said Ron Marz, a comic book writer who posted a photo of the crowd at the New York State Capitol on X.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/anti-trump-protests-hands-off.html?searchResultPosition=2
lark
(25,823 posts)They addressed it but not in bold and no pix on the front page and it wasn't even mentioned until below the fold. Still was pitiful and totally insufficient to this wonderful day!
Wiz Imp
(8,561 posts)More people watch local news programs than the network news.
And I can say here in South Central PA, it was the top story on all the local news channels yesterday at 6:00 pm AND 11:00 pm and even in this morning's newscasts. And they spent a considerable amount of time on it as well. I was pleasantly surprised that they gave it as much attention as they did.
Martin68
(26,884 posts)No paywall for the Post:
https://wapo.st/4i12zgc
Mass protests across the U.S. signal opposition to Trump, Musk
April 5, 2025 at 2:04 p.m. EDT
No paywall for the Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/trump-protests-hands-off-saturday.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k4.nHKm.060OQPxknjd4&smid=url-share
POLITICS
Anti-Trump Protests Try to Reach the Newly Alarmed
The rallies on Saturday are being held all over the country and emphasize cuts to health care, Social Security and education.
By Katie Benner
elleng
(141,926 posts)Wicked Blue
(8,407 posts)When I clicked the news headline to go to the story yesterday, it was preceded by a video clip depicting wildly burning teslas on a different day.
The implication was that whoever set fire to the vehicles was connected to the April 5 protests. In other words, NBC is trying to paint us all as arsonists.
And I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some of the car arson was done by MAGAs. Typical Nazi tactic to try and frame the opposition.
JoseBalow
(9,068 posts)lark
(25,823 posts)ZERO pictures on the front page and the only mentions on the front page are a very small blurb below the fold!
Hope22
(4,405 posts)It was billed as an Anti Trump event by them. They set the tone when in fact it was the urgency of the Constitution and pillaging of citizens private information that woke the people up. The signs at our rally had very little mention of T or E! Next rally is the 19th I believe. We need a clearer message. Our local paper had zero acknowledgement of a rally that brought over 550 people. The largest group we have ever seen. The paper is owned by Gannett.
Sibelius Fan
(24,783 posts)that the MSM was not covering how Obama allowed 911 to happen!! Why arent they getting 24/7 coverage?
Cha
(316,286 posts)in The World Says NO to War Rallies across the World.
I was three and couldn't wait to see what was on the Front page right in their City@
Fuckers Wanted WAR