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In reply to the discussion: Daily Kos: Donald Trump was bailed out of bankruptcy by Russia crime bosses [View all]wnylib
(21,417 posts)to their own political preferences. Outside of DC and NYC, there are many people who are not reached by those papers, unless their local ones pick up the story and reprint it. I'm in NYS, but the opposite end from NYC. Warren Buffet's Buffalo paper carries articles 'from those papers, but most people in my commmunity read only.the.local small town, very conservative paper--if they read a paper at all.
I read about this info long ago. So, yes, it was covered. But I have seen tweets from the orange creep get more coverage -- days at a time-- when a casual mention would be enough. More serious news often gets light, brief coverage in broadcast media as well as print. Media are mindful of ratings and what draws people in, as well as being mindfull of who runs them.