News does not need to be sensational to be important.
News programs need to report what is important, not what they think will catch eyeballs
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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There is a balance to be struck. News has a few vital cogs in the machine that it cannot continue without. It needs reporters, editors, news to report, readers who are interested, and an income stream to keep it all running. It doesn't need to be profitable, but it does need to be sustainable. If you only ever report stories that nobody cares about, you will not make enough money to be sustainable. If you only report sensation, you will become corrupt. If you over-report on the same subject, readers will become numb to what you have to say. So while you are correct, news needs to report what is important, they also need to consider how their stories will impact their readers.
Third or fourth largest protest in the history of the country... "Not newsworthy."
This seems like lazy, irresponsible journalism to me. If the protests aren't interesting from a distance, get out there and interview people. Ask them for their stories and tell them! Otherwise they're just telling the protesters they need to be violent to get attention.
Are there non-American news that are covering it?
Not fully free from similar issues here. For instance, the BBC is massively downplaying turnout
The BBC is saying "thousands" were protesting on April 19th when others estimate in the range of 4 million. Counting people in photos on social media in just a handful of cities gives a figure higher than thousands. There were hundreds of protest locations
The BBC also claims there were "tens of thousands" on April 5th when it was estimated at 3-5 million. There were over 100 000 in DC and 100 000 in NYC alone on April 5th!
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Not trying to be divisive. I'll go with what the majority decides.
In my opinion, many protests spread across the country aren't as effective as massive ones in the major cities.
If Trump looks out the window and sees 3 million people in DC even his tiny mind will take note.
You sure? It's obvious he can't count.
He’s also demented.
I sent a note to the public editor a couple days ago suggesting that while it was nice that they went to a single protest in NYC, they are missing the trend, that attendance and rallies and protests have been growing, even in deeply red parts of the country. That upward trend should be newsworthy. No response so far...
A photo essay may not be the best choice when your organization is called National Public Radio.