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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDear journalists: You can say millions march across the country. Millions. Not "thousands"
@MarkHarrisNYC
Dear journalists: You can say millions march across the country. Millions. Not "thousands" or "crowds." "Millions" is correct. Even if it makes some of your readers mad.
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Dear journalists: You can say millions march across the country. Millions. Not "thousands" (Original Post)
kpete
Mar 2018
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BigmanPigman
(51,636 posts)1. Fux Ruse isn't even covering it.
Ann Counter was on bitching about no money for the wall and the moron should have vetoed it.
progressoid
(49,999 posts)5. ?
When we returned from our local march, I turned on the tube and cycled through the news channels. CNN, MSNBC and FOX were all carrying it live on my TV.
Stryst
(714 posts)7. I'd be curious about the nelson ratings during that time
I wonder how much of Fox's bread and butter decided that they wanted to see what CNN had to say.
jrthin
(4,837 posts)2. And, even if it makes your corporate bosses mad. Say
the decent things.
still_one
(92,427 posts)3. 800 thousand was in New York alone
John Fante
(3,479 posts)4. Right-wingers have a seemingly endless amount of dumbass views.
but the idea that CNN and MSNBC are somehow the liberal equivalent of Fox News is easily among the dumbest.
Ported_Maryjoseph
(13 posts)8. Yeah :/
Propaganda has always been weak sauce and incredibly it works. I prefer non-corporate propaganda - - - it makes you play and pray!
Some call it music - that's - good. .
orangecrush
(19,631 posts)6. I saw that "thousands" bullshit
And had to laugh.
They are pissing their pants.