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NBC and ABC Won't Carry Trump Primetime Election Speech (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/antitrumpalliance@lemmy.world

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[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago

The decision not to carry the speech live is not actually unusual: Networks usually weight the subject matter and context, and all have in the past declined to run speeches from Presidents Biden, Obama and Bush, among others.

Because the headline alone makes this sound like a bigger deal than it is.

[-] ryper@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

None of those presidents were as vindictive or as easily triggered as Trump. Not giving him a platform is somewhat risky.

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 12 points 3 weeks ago

None of the other presidents made speeches gathering the world press at the four seasons landscaping, or to promote their new hotel.

Giving him an all access mic at all times is also dangerous.

[-] Zephorah@discuss.online 21 points 3 weeks ago

Not airing his planned election “adjustments” probably is a big deal.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 18 points 3 weeks ago

ITT: People who didn't read the article.

These stations are still planning to cover the speech. They're not ignoring it.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 weeks ago

Baby is getting fussy... baby wants attention on The White Crib from national news networks.

[-] Zephorah@discuss.online 11 points 3 weeks ago

In this case, it probably should be aired the general public hears how he intends to interfere with elections.

[-] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 15 points 3 weeks ago

The ones who need to understand the impact of it... won't.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 13 points 3 weeks ago

If you read the article, it explains that they will still cover the speech, just not air it life without commentary.

[-] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thanks, I don't have the energy to engage with this and read the article right now and that's helpful context

[-] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 5 points 3 weeks ago

Good! I would MUCH Rather have the Anchors explain WHY this is all a Good thing then to Watch it LIVE without someone Telling me WHAT to Think!

-Free Thinkers!

[-] ericatty@infosec.pub 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'd rather they run it later, with it fully fact-checked, instead of letting dubious statements be reported as facts because they can't keep up.

[-] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'd prefer they air it. While it's true that it's just an advertisement for his same old bullshit, it's also important. He should be allowed to further make an ass of himself by any means necessary.

Not carrying it folds into the MAGA narrative and is worse than just showing the thing.

[-] ericatty@infosec.pub 5 points 3 weeks ago

I'll repeat my comment above. I'd rather they cover it the next day or however much time they need to present it fully fact-checked.

Airing it without side by side fact checking is irresponsible with midterms coming up.

[-] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't disagree with you in principle. That is a better way to handle it overall.

But MAGA will run with "Trump was not allowed to speak on mainstream media", and I'd argue that's worse than being principled here. The reality is more nuanced.

[-] ericatty@infosec.pub 1 points 3 weeks ago

Except even if everyone and their youtube podcast covered it in real time...

MAGA will just say it wasn't covered.

And use AOC clips to show she said it shouldn't be.

So why not cover it responsibly so when the ones on the cusp of learning the truth, can find it.

There's no reason to cover it live and un-fact checked.

I would gently argue back that they will lie no matter what. So why publicise the lies as if they are real facts? Why pre-empt everything in prime time to just show uncontested propaganda?

Why not cover it on the nightly news at 11 as the event it really is?

The echo chamber will be on CBS and Fox anyway. I didn't/haven't/won't watch it... did he say the lamestream media won't carry him? That the dumb-o-crats don't want him heard?

Give the people who are just trying to avoid politics and watch their show a break and report on it responsibly during the news. Let them hear the jokes after and look it up, to find it was reported on and covered responsibly.

Don't let repetition of lies and baseless accusations be the earworm that becomes what people not plugged in to all this think is the truth because it was aired unchallenged.

[-] f1error@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Not carrying it folds into the MAGA narrative and is worse than just showing the thing.

That's a good point. I didn't think of it in those terms.

[-] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

I definitely don't like it, but I can already hear the MAGAs bitching.

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