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Trump's Outrageous Claim That the Media Covers Up Terror Attacks The president asserted, as usual without any evidence, that reporters were intentionally refusing to publicize terrorist violence in Europe.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...up/515823/
“You’ve seen what happened in Paris and Nice. All over Europe, it’s happening. It’s gotten to a point where it’s not even being reported. And in may cases, the very, very dishonest press doesn’t want to report it. They have their reasons, and you understand that.”
The last few sentences there are staggering: Trump’s assertion that there are attacks that the press is not reporting, and furthermore is not reporting for political reasons. In fact, the media love reporting on terrorism stories, following the old news adage that “if it bleeds, it leads.”
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There was a terrorist attack in Paris?
I can't believe I never heard of it...
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Not to mention the Bowling Green Massacre.
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Hey, he is going to give us a list of the covered-up terrorist attacks.
"Later".
Probably right after the press conference about Melania's immigration status, and the release of his tax returns, and the press conference about his business deals -- no, wait, that one was covered by the dog and pony show with the blank stacks of paper.
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I bet you ANYTHING that when pressed, they will talk about terrorism in africa or something like that - where it truly is under-reported
It's clear to me that Conway mixed up the Chattanooga shooting on a military base, the bowling green arrests + something else and that ended up in spewing nonsense. I don't believe that there is a nefarious motive here - she's just trying to cover-up her own ignorance Trump style.
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not that it needs saying, but here I am saying it
Violence of all kinds is technically under-reported. Your house got broken into and it wasn't on your local news?
3 dudes who love the idea of ISIS killed some villagers somewhere? Might not show up on the news, either.
That's called budgeting, and it happens. It's a thing.
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When I worked for a newspaper, I learned that each and every page of the paper has a budget, and it dictates the page layout and content within it. They don't just publish random stuff.
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deckeda wrote:
That's called budgeting, and it happens. It's a thing.
It may be a thing, but it's not a plot.
On second thought, it's not even a thing. Not when it comes to terrorist attacks in the western world.
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$tevie wrote:
Hey, he is going to give us a list of the covered-up terrorist attacks.
"Later".
Probably right after the press conference about Melania's immigration status, and the release of his tax returns, and the press conference about his business deals -- no, wait, that one was covered by the dog and pony show with the blank stacks of paper.
Don't forget the EO to investigate (almost non-existent) election fraud. The one he forgot to sign on his way out the door.
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Why don't you just tell us where they were?
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